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February 22, 2017
How do we define and assess play among elementary school students? The answer: we don't . . . until now. Although researchers, educators, and parents agree that play is important,…
Brookings Brown Center Chalkboard
Elizabeth Cushing
February 13, 2017
Recent reports from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America), and the National Physical Activity Plan highlight the importance of play in…
February 12, 2017
When elementary schools create a safe and healthy recess for students, there can be a major impact on individual kids and school climate overall. In schools with safe and healthy…
Leap of Reason
Mario Morino and Lowell Weiss
January 26, 2017
Jill Vialet and Elizabeth Cushing, Playworks’s impressive CEO and president, initiated these meetings to give their growth investors a chance to develop a relationship with each other. In Elizabeth’s words, “the meetings…
January 25, 2017
Playworkers across the nation honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by serving beyond the playground
January 17, 2017
SHAPE America and the CDC provide in-depth resource guide for schools
January 12, 2017
Dear Kids of the United States, It’s been quite a year for us grown-ups in the United States, and it occurs to me that you may be wondering what’s going…
Houston Chronicle
December 23, 2016
A recent study of Playworks data conducted by researchers at Stanford University found that teachers at Playworks schools reported 43 percent less bullying and exclusionary behavior than teachers at schools…
December 15, 2016
Haley Pilot School in Roslindale, MA, won a #Rock Star Recess at their school. The kids enjoyed a recess filled with new recess games, jugglers, magicians, and more! The competition,…
