Her name is Chloe. She’s new here, just moved to Portland from Tampa. Her clothes don’t fit. Her hair is dirty and tangled. For lunch she carries around a long…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2018/04/05/chloe-secret-handshake-morgan-smith/
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…
There was much excitement leading up to the Girls Basketball Fiesta at Bahia Vista Elementary on Saturday, December 4th. After all, it was the first Playworks event held in Marin…
https://www.playworks.org/northern-california/2010/12/21/rain-or-shine-playworks-plays-ball/
Playworks rocked (paper and scissors) Baltimore on November 8, 2015 at 5:00 p.m., with our annual Soirée for Play featuring games, cocktails, a live raffle, and more! Nearly 150 guests supported…
Stephanie Murray, known as Coach Steph, is a first-year AmeriCorps coach at McCall Elementary School. Coach Steph has been incredibly consistent, organized, and committed during her first month of…
https://www.playworks.org/pennsylvania/2014/12/19/a-great-story-by-coach-steph/
In-school coaches, training help reduce the discipline problems associated with recess – which pediatricians say is critical to healthy development, but can also be the crucible of conflicts between kids …
As a Playworks coach, there are so many positive things that outweigh the long hours, lesson planning, and nasty weather. Everyday I come to school and look forward to seeing…
https://www.playworks.org/pennsylvania/2015/03/02/playworks-coach-stephanie-murray/
For most kindergartners, recess is a new concept. On the first day of the school year, they often come out to the yard with wide, bright, and confused eyes. They…
Five tips to teach safe play at school recess.
https://www.playworks.org/resource/school-district-bans-running-at-recess/
