Put your Rock Paper Scissors skills to the test! Rock crushes scissors. Scissors cut paper. Paper covers rock…. You know the drill. But do you have what it takes to…
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15 schools and hundreds of youth around the state of Michigan will have an opportunity to join Playworks and the Detroit Lions in an effort to raise awareness about the…
https://www.playworks.org/michigan/2013/08/29/join-the-playworks-movathon/
Meet our rockstar coach, Melanie! Melanie, or Coach Mel, to her students, is spending her year of service at Chappell Elementary School, a longtime partner of Playworks Illinois. Coach Mel is…
https://www.playworks.org/illinois/2018/03/29/meet-americorps-coach-mel/
Five tips to teach safe play at school recess.
https://www.playworks.org/resource/school-district-bans-running-at-recess/
Hundreds of hours of sweat, laughter and dedication produced two completely transformed playgrounds for 3 local schools, as Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) teamed up with our staff and other…
https://www.playworks.org/northern-california/2011/11/23/pge-recharges-local-playgrounds/
With the advent of Playworks’ 20th Anniversary and our aim of reaching 3.5 million kids in 7,000 schools by 2020, I am launching a new blog called "Bringing out the…
https://www.playworks.org/story-of-play/bringing-out-the-best-little-kids-rock/
Boston, MA — October 23, 2017 — The 2017-18 school year marked the fourth year of a partnership between Playworks Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Service Alliance. Playworks Massachusetts recruited 15…
Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Service Alliance (MSA) today announced that the Commonwealth has received $10,615,471 in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). These grants…
On Playworks playgrounds, you won’t see kids sidelined. You’ll see high-fives, positive-reinforcement, and different students coming together to achieve a common goal. Use this checklist to make your playground safer…
https://www.playworks.org/story-of-play/improving-play-five-days-week/