For our first community service project of the 2012-13 school year, Playworks Chicago came out on two consecutive weekends to “play in the streets” with Active Transportation Alliance at the second…
https://www.playworks.org/illinois/2012/09/20/open-streets-chicago-2012-double-play/
Before Playworks recess was chaotic. There was very little structure, children didn’t have caring attitudes towards each other, and they didn’t know expectations day to day. Now students have clear expectations,…
https://www.playworks.org/testimonial/now-students-clear-expectations/
Guest blogger, Jennie Day-Burget, is chairwoman of the board for Playworks Portland.
https://www.playworks.org/news/should-middle-school-students-have-recess/
It’s not every day that a Playworks #AmeriCorps Coach is honored by the Los Angeles Lakers, complete with a basketball clinic hosted by legendary forward A.C. Green. Then again, being…
Playworks Denver is out and about creating awareness and partnerships all across the city. Please check out the fliers for our Flash Mob at Civic Center Eats next Thursday, September…
Program brings structure to recess Five-year-old Timaria Sanders helps lead her kindergarten class in a chicken walk with Bill Vanark, a program director with Playworks, at North Forest's Lakewood Elementary…
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6995709.html
Playtime is undervalued. Conflicts that arise on the playground during recess often bring behavioral problems into the classroom and impact teaching, student attention, and learning. In urban areas, in particular,…
One of my favorite things about being a program coordinator is the extra time I get to do leadership and empowerment work with my junior coaches. My school had an…
https://www.playworks.org/minnesota/2012/04/19/junior-coaches-lead-parent-night-a-coachs-story/
Playworks is hosting a cocktail and dinner reception: Tommy’s Cuisine Friday, January 26, 2018 as we kick off the New Year in New Orleans commencing our annual Playworks Play Summit.…
https://www.playworks.org/louisiana/2018/01/11/play-summit-2018/
