Brittany Morgan is Playworks Durham Coach of the Month. Coach Brittany is a first year AmeriCorps coach at Sandy Ridge Elementary. Brittany's dedication to service and her commitment to high quality…
https://www.playworks.org/southeast/2013/01/02/december-2012-coach-of-the-month/
Playworks joined the General Mills senior leadership team and advisory board member Jamie Burrell for an energizing afternoon of play provided by the Playworks Corporate Recess Program. Burrell recognized the…
https://www.playworks.org/wisconsin/2013/04/30/general-mills-comes-to-play/
William T. Machan Elementary School – Coach Paul Xavier is a fun-loving six grader at Machan Elementary School. He has great hands on the4-square court and a killer shot in…
https://www.playworks.org/arizona/2012/02/22/coaches-blog-stories-from-the-schools/
Football season is back! Please join Playworks Michigan as we present the 3rd Annual Ultimate Tailgate Party co-hosted by the Detroit Lions Alumni Association and Stay & Play Social Club. When: Sunday,…
https://www.playworks.org/michigan/event/3rd-annual-playworks-michigan-ultimate-tailgate-party/
The foursquare court is often the scene of heated recess debates, but it doesn’t have to be. As a Playworks Coach, I get to teach kids how to play together…
By Melody Guyton Butts, The Herald Sun DURHAM – Standing at the corner of a bustling blacktop, keeping watch over a few dozen first-graders playing four square and jumping rope,…
https://www.playworks.org/southeast/2012/06/20/putting-the-play-back-in-recess/
DURHAM – Standing at the corner of a bustling blacktop, keeping watch over a few dozen first-graders playing four square and jumping rope, Parkwood Elementary School Principal Michael Somers tells…
https://www.playworks.org/news/putting-the-play-back-in-recess/
There is a first grader named Nelson at my school who rarely participated in games during recess. Even during Class Game Time, he would always try to blend in with…
https://www.playworks.org/northern-california/2013/02/15/from-the-sidelines-to-the-playground/
Ben Cromwell is the Program Manager for Playworks Salt Lake City and a champion for play. He is the author of Touch: Making Contact with Climate Change. “It’s the game.” That’s what one…
