Southern California Playworks engaged kids in a day filled with fun activities and games at the 2012 Play On Symposium in Santa Monica. AmeriCorps coaches ran multiple stations with specialized games of tag, circle games, and table activites as more than 125 conference participants whoosh clapped, booty-bumped and affirmed "I’m Awesome!" at the symposium.
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