Jill Vialet
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Carson, CA—May 10, 2016—Playworks announced today that DeMar George, Playworks AmeriCorps Coach of Playworks Southern California at Kennedy Elementary School in Santa Ana, CA, has been selected as the recipient…
When Grout Elementary School Principal Susan McElroy suggests that children don’t know how to play anymore, her view is based on years of watching kids outside on playgrounds during recess.…
http://www.thebeenews.com/news/story.php?story_id=125893079587315800>
Playworks makes recess more organized at low-income schools. Campuses using the program report less bullying and improved overall student behavior. Read the article on the Los Angeles Times. When the…
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0417-recess-20120417,0,3305316.story>
How to play Multi-Ball, a fun variation on Kickball
https://www.playworks.org/resource/game-of-the-week-multi-ball/>
If there's anyplace that kids rule, it's the playground, right? Think again. Portland Public Schools principals and teachers say they have seen big reductions in foul play, hurt feelings and…
Larry Miller to be honored after nationwide search
https://www.playworks.org/news/portland-trail-blazers-president-named-countrys-most-playful-ceo/>
With the advent of Playworks’ 20th Anniversary and our aim of reaching 3.5 million kids in 7,000 schools by 2020, I've launched a blog that I am calling "Bringing out…
https://www.playworks.org/story-of-play/bringing-out-the-best-rochester-ny/>
Before coaches started organizing recess activities at more than a dozen city schools, small conflicts could escalate quickly. Arguing, shoving, kids egging on the drama, suspensions and later disruptions in…