For over two decades, we’ve been bringing kids and school communities together with play. On Playworks playgrounds, you won’t see kids sidelined. You’ll see high-fives, positive-reinforcement, and different students coming…
https://www.playworks.org/louisiana/2019/02/15/inclusive-play-five-days-a-week/
The power of a great role model on the playground
We’ve created this list of ideas for commonly used game modifications to help accommodate different spaces, ages, equipment available, and more. Increase or decrease the size of the playspace. To…
The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation connected Playworks with Laureus Ambassador Bob Lujano, a US Paralympic athlete, a rugby national champion, and a member of the Lakeshore Foundation team. Playworks is proud to…
https://www.playworks.org/resource/adapting-games-for-students-in-wheelchairs/
Play is a behavior that is natural and has existed for thousands of years and across species. It combines a set of made-up rules or norms and a willingness to…
University of Phoenix financial advisers traded in their briefcases for sneakers and hit the playground at William T. Machan Elementary for a day of Playworks Corporate Recess. The event included…
I love the game of Ultimate. Ultimate’s foundational philosophy the Spirit of the Game is a code of conduct that encourages personal responsibility and honesty on the field. When I…
When P.E. teacher Hannah Reinke found out that her students at Antioch Middle School in Nashville, Tennessee would get daily recess, she was thrilled. Then reality hit. Last year, Antioch…
https://www.playworks.org/case-study/one-tennessee-school-turned-recess-around/
