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In honor of AmeriCorps Week, we are pleased to provide an update on one of our best AmeriCorps graduates, Tom Cramer. Tom served a year with Playworks during the 2012-13…

Congratulations to Mr. Conrath, this month’s Playworks Educator of the Month. Mr. Conrath teaches second grade at Franklin Pierce Elementary School where he encourages every student to play and makes…

Our Playworks staff sat down with Junior Coach, Treveon Champion, on the Siefert playground to learn more about his leadership skills and how they’ve transformed his playground throughout his participation…

This month, Playworks took the south side by storm, filling up every bounce house, laser tag vest, rock climbing harness and more at Bounce Milwaukee! All who attended received a…

  Before I began my journey as a Playworks Coach at Neeskara Elementary School, I didn’t know what to expect. I assumed kids would love Playworks and would immediately befriend…

After weeks of practice and learning volleyball, dozens of students came together for a volleyball extravaganza, an event for students to practice their volleyball skills in a fun atmosphere and…

Our Playworks staff sat down with Junior Coach Joseph Jobe on Albert Story school’s playground to learn more about his leadership skills and how they’ve transformed him and his playground through…

Thank you for your support in 2014!                                                     …

Throughout the school year, we teach leadership through play in our Playworks Junior Coach Leadership Program. Through this program, fourth and fifth graders build self-esteem, teach responsibility, and develop leadership…