{"id":140,"date":"2017-03-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/southern-california\/2017\/03\/04\/celebrating-americorps-week-2017\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T11:59:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T18:59:21","slug":"celebrating-americorps-week-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/southern-california\/2017\/03\/04\/celebrating-americorps-week-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating AmeriCorps Week 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-media-original\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 321px; margin: 5px 10px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/SoCalIMG_824720AC.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"353\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">During AmeriCorps Week, we like to acknowledge and thank our members who are doing incredible things in our communities. Monica &#8220;Coach M&#8221; Martinez is one of our coaches making a big impact.<\/p>\n<p>As an AmeriCorps member and Playworks coach serving her second term at Dolland Elementary in Norwalk, California (the elementary school that she actually attended as a student), Coach M&#8217;s has seen her amazing efforts pay\u00a0off on the playground!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s Coach M reflecting on her service year:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-media-original\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 242px; float: right; margin: 5px 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/ACAW20Monica.jpg\" width=\"484\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>When we say that we use the power of play to address the social and emotional needs of students, sometimes we fail to recognize how grand that power truly is.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Recently, our playground and students gave a warm welcome to triplets who moved from Vietnam. Every day, the students did their best to ensure the triplets were safe, happy, and integrated into our school community. It was amazing to see how students put into practice all they learned during Class Game Time, the Junior Coach Leadership Program, and other Playworks activities. The compassion and amiability the students demonstrated filled my heart with hope and joy. However,\u00a0it wasn\u2019t that experience that struck me by surprise. I was amazed to see how, for the first time, the power of play overcame language barriers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Because the triplets had not yet learned English, the students communicated with them the best way they knew how<\/em>\u2014<em>through play. With every high-five and \u201cgood job, nice try,\u201d\u00a0the triplets smiled and laughed. Very quickly they learned that ro-sham-bo was the easiest way to figure out if they were out of the game even when they thought otherwise.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The first few words they learned and exchanged with their new friends on the playground were \u201chigh-five\u201d and \u201cgood job, nice try\u201d and as of today, they have learned how to play over 30 recess games!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I am proud to say that Playworks helped create a safe and fun learning environment for these three sisters!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Interested in becoming a Playworks Coach?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button button--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/about\/careers\/americorps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More About AmeriCorps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">This program is available to all, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, religion, age, national origin, genetic information, disability, military status, familial status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/join-the-game\/join-our-team\/corps-member\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Learn_more_button.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During AmeriCorps Week, we like to acknowledge and thank our members who are doing incredible things in our communities. 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