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Playworks: New rules for recess

Posted October 9, 2011.

Children clamor out of their classrooms and into the recess yard. Rather than scramble to gain possession of footballs, basketballs, Hula Hoops and other equipment, the children quickly form six…

https://www.playworks.org/news/playworks-new-rules-for-recess/

Come Run for Play!

Posted September 9, 2011.

2nd Annual Teach Learn Play 5KSunday, October 29 – 11 am (rain or shine) Event location: Baltimore Inner Harbor Off Key Highway (in front of the Science Center). Day of…

https://www.playworks.org/maryland/2011/09/09/come-run-for-play/

PG&E Playground Paint at Shore Acres Elementary

Posted August 20, 2012.

Saying goodbye to the summer can be hard to do. To ease the transition – Playworks teamed up with PG&E, Shore Acres Elementary and Bay Point. With Utilizing dozens of…

https://www.playworks.org/northern-california/2012/08/20/pge-playground-paint-at-shore-acres-elementary/

Junior Coach Ruthy Makes Excellent Happen

Posted February 2, 2018.

During recess, you’re likely to find fourth-grade Junior Coach Ruthy leading games for large groups of students, making sure everyone is having fun and staying safe, and acting as a…

https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2018/02/02/junior-coach-ruthy-makes-excellent-happen/

Inspiration in Little Rock

Posted April 20, 2010.

Each year, Playworks introduces its program to potential expansion cities through a weeklong “Recess Roll-Out.” Selected schools in the city each get a Playworks coach for the week to demonstrate…

https://www.playworks.org/story-of-play/inspiration-in-little-rock/

Olympic-Sized Junior Coach Retreat for Santa Ana

Posted February 22, 2017.

  On February 22, 2017, over 160 Junior Coaches in 11 Santa Ana Unified Playworks partner schools came together at the Long Beach City College for their Leadership Retreat. The…

https://www.playworks.org/southern-california/2017/02/22/olympic-sized-junior-coach-retreat-for-santa-ana/

Playworks makes learning social skills fun during recess at Kirkbride

Posted May 16, 2018.

Through the partnership, Playworks provides Kirkbride with a coordinator once a week every month. The Playworks coordinator works with two recess coaches at Kirkbride to implement a plan on how…

http://www.phillytrib.com/the_learning_key/playworks-makes-learning-social-skills-fun-during-recess-at-kirkbride/article_01706fcb-c33e-5657-96c6-1f4675143a44.html

Making Play Away from a Screen a Priority

Posted May 5, 2015.

May 4 - May 10, 2015 is Screen Free Week. Here are six ideas to get playing.

https://www.playworks.org/resource/making-play-away-from-a-screen-a-priority/

Gaga Pit Invigorates Indoor Recess

Posted February 20, 2014.

When Coach Saja learned that Sport Resource Group had donated a Gaga Pit to Playworks Minnesota last month, she immediately asked if American Indian Magnet School (AIMS) could be the first to try…

https://www.playworks.org/minnesota/2014/02/20/gaga-pit-invigorates-indoor-recess/

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