Stories of Play
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October 23, 2012
The Everyday Heroes Among Us ›
Releasing today… Everyday Heroes, featuring 50 nonprofit leaders who are changing the world. Playworks CEO and Founder Jill Vialet is one of those changemakers – remarkable everyday people who care…
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October 16, 2012
Teen Donates $5,000 to Stop Bullying ›
Kids have the power to change the world. An Irvine, Cal. teen read a news story this year about the work Playworks is doing in Southern California to engage students…
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October 1, 2012
“It’s the game.” ›
Ben Cromwell is the Program Manager for Playworks Salt Lake City and a champion for play. He is the author of Touch: Making Contact with Climate Change. “It’s the game.” That’s what one…
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September 12, 2012
Five Things I Learned Interning At Playworks ›
Samantha Gonzalez grew up in California, and attended college at the University of Portland, in Oregon. She interned with Playworks February – April 2012, the last semester of her undergraduate…
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June 27, 2012
One Playful Adult on the Playground Who is Making a Difference Schoolwide ›
Every year we honor one first year Playworks program coordinator in the field. This coach steps into a school in their first year and takes not only the five components…
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June 12, 2012
A CEO Who Leads by the Motto “Work Hard, Play Harder” ›
Every year, we search the country for leaders who value play as much as work. As we know from experience play is a tool to bring out the best in…
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May 16, 2012
The Power of the Mindful Student ›
When I started in education at the ripe age of 22 at Playworks (then called Sports4Kids), I only knew I loved kids and sports. The past 10 years in education…
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May 9, 2012
One mom’s quest to improve the preschool recess experience ›
Last year, I would pick up my daughter from her first year at preschool at the end of recess every day to find her playing alone. I became concerned she…
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May 1, 2012
Bringing Ultimate Frisbee to Low-Income Elementary School Students ›
I love the game of Ultimate. Ultimate’s foundational philosophy the Spirit of the Game is a code of conduct that encourages personal responsibility and honesty on the field. When I…