{"id":2112,"date":"2019-02-25T09:56:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T17:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/southern-california\/?p=2112"},"modified":"2019-02-25T09:56:44","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T17:56:44","slug":"students-at-northrup-elementary-reaping-the-benefits-of-playworks-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/southern-california\/2019\/02\/25\/students-at-northrup-elementary-reaping-the-benefits-of-playworks-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Students at Northrup Elementary Reaping the Benefits of Playworks Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Playworks is helping students develop social, emotional, and physical skills to support academic focus and participation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2113 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/southern-california\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/LydiaTrading-Card-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/southern-california\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/LydiaTrading-Card-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/southern-california\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/LydiaTrading-Card-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/southern-california\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/LydiaTrading-Card-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/southern-california\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/LydiaTrading-Card-464x600.jpg 464w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/southern-california\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/LydiaTrading-Card-257x333.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/southern-california\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/02\/LydiaTrading-Card.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What looks like play is transforming Alhambra USD elementary school campuses. At Northrup, Playworks Coach Joy Lydia Gomez is on hand during the school day, especially during the lunch and recess block, to teach students to stay active, get involved, resolve conflicts, and become leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Northrup is seeing benefits with the Playworks program, including:<br \/>\n\u2022 A decrease in bullying<br \/>\n\u2022 An improvement in overall school climate<br \/>\n\u2022 A reduction in disciplinary incidents<br \/>\n\u2022 More participation in academics<br \/>\n\u2022 An increase in students\u2019 abilities to focus on class activities<\/p>\n<h6><em>\u201cWith Playworks you get to play fair and you tell the other person good job nice try!\u201d &#8211; Anais, 3rd grade student\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/4.files.edl.io\/ab9f\/11\/09\/18\/195953-8f94c48c-064c-49b7-a288-10ae5f3da21e.pdf\">Read the full story &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Playworks is helping students develop social, emotional, and physical skills to support academic focus and participation. 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