Over the past four years, I have had the pleasure of seeing the impact that Playworks can have on a school community. It has been nothing short of game-changing. In…
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Randomized control study finds students at Playworks schools experience less bullying, feel safer, return to classroom quicker, and are more physically active
https://www.playworks.org/news/a-great-recess-a-better-school-day-new-research-shows/
Junior Coach Serey is a fourth grade student at Crestline Elementary School. His essay was selected among 43 finalists for the Junior Coach essay contest. Below is his essay answering the question, “How does…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2015/05/04/junior-coach-serey-shares-acts-of-kindness-2/
The founder of a nonprofit organization that brings recess back into low-income urban schools understands why education reformers focus on what happens in the classroom.
Playworks is pleased to offer our PlayShop, a three-hour experiential workshop designed to empower you to transform your recess and give you powerful tools to create an awesome recess program!…
https://www.playworks.org/southern-california/event/playworks-playshop-socal/
Seven fun claps to build community in your youth program, classroom, office or home
This month we honor Seth Fisher as our June Coach of the Month. Seth arrived as a mid-year hire in a school that has had some turnover. Right off the…