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March 21, 2012

Playworks Salt Lake City Corporate Kickball Tournament 2012 ›

Round up your colleagues, lace up your cleats and sneakers and join us for an afternoon of nostalgia, green grass, a wide open field and a big, red, bouncy ball.…

March 12, 2012

Hundreds run for recess in Salt Lake ›

Thank you to everyone who walked, ran, skipped and strolled with us. Here are results from Playworks' first annual Run for Recess event at Salt Lake City. Congratulations to all…

December 14, 2011

Support a Playful Future on MLK Day ›

Playworks invites you to support a playful future. Celebrate MLK day (Monday, January 16, 2012) with free food and free childcare (ages 5 and up) while Playworks coaches show you…

October 20, 2011

Playworks Night at the Utah Grizzlies! ›

Come join us for Playworks night Friday, Dec. 16 at the Maverick Center! Discount tickets are available for $15. Your purchase supports play & physical activity programming for over 3,400…

October 11, 2011

West Jordan school makes more of recess ›

It’s a well-worn joke: What’s your favorite subject in school? The answer: Recess! At Heartland Elementary, the classic one-word punch line isn’t such a stretch this year. The West Jordan…

September 27, 2011

Playworks SLC Launch Party ›

Playworks invites you to celebrate the launch of their Salt Lake City office September 27, at 7 pm, in the 4th floor conference room of the Salt Lake Public Library.…

September 22, 2011

Spokespuppet Earl interviews SLC Executive Director Chris Conard ›

Earl E. Literacy, spokespuppet for The City Library, travels to Lincoln Elementary to interview Chris Conard about the Playworks program. Watch the video to learn more about Playworks helps kids…

August 26, 2011

Recess Rollout Story ›

My first Class Game Time (CGT) at Lincoln was with a first grade class. The school is very diverse, so I expected that many kids did not speak English, and…

August 26, 2011

Recess Rollout in Salt Lake City Prompts Remarkable Results ›

Last spring at Meadowlark Elementary School, Playworks employees took over recess for one week.  Office referrals at the school dropped to zero during that time.  Over the next two weeks,…