This week, Playworks wrapped up our eighth summer partnering with the Highland Street Foundation to bring free community programming to Boston youth. Since 2012, Playworks has supported the Highland Street…
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AmeriCorps week is March 11-17 and a time where we celebrate, recognize, and appreciate the hard work our services members put in to make our communities feel safe and successful.…
https://www.playworks.org/colorado/2018/03/12/americorps-week-2018/
It’s that time of day. Your students are restless, perhaps due to the weather. You can see their eyes glazing over as you review decimals and fractions—for the third time…
https://www.playworks.org/resource/10-brain-breaks-that-will-help-your-students-refocus/
AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects over 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet community needs in education, the environment, public…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2020/01/30/meet-coaches-hayley-jordan-willa/
How to play silent ball a great indoor recess game!
https://www.playworks.org/resource/the-game-of-the-week-silent-ball/
How to play this fun basketball shooting (or volleyball serving or soccer shooting) game.
https://www.playworks.org/resource/game-of-the-week-hot-spots/
Vanessa Laureano, 25, of Hudson, New Hampshire, is learning Spanish—one word a day—from Lawrence elementary school students so she can communicate with and play alongside them on the blacktop. As…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2017/03/29/become-a-recess-superhero-like-coach-vanessa/
Junior Coach Leadership Program The Junior Coach Program is a youth leadership program for 4th-8th graders to serve as a peer role model to help create and sustain an inviting…
https://www.playworks.org/indiana/impact/junior-coach-leadership-program/
A 5th grade student had Brittle Bone Disease, a rare condition where his bones are fragile and prone to fracture. In his four years at the elementary school, he had…
https://www.playworks.org/news/adapting-play-for-varying-abilities/