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Houston Chronicle
Jennifer Radcliffe
May 8, 2010
Program brings structure to recess Five-year-old Timaria Sanders helps lead her kindergarten class in a chicken walk with Bill Vanark, a program director with Playworks, at North Forest's Lakewood Elementary…
Philadelphia Daily News
Dafney Tales
May 7, 2010
Program in 9 schools shows promise, but kids out-of-shapeBy DAFNEY TALESPhiladelphia Daily News Fourth-graders at the William Dick School, in North Philly, listened intently yesterday as they learned the rules…
Star-Tribune
Gregory A. Patterson
May 3, 2010
Nonprofit demonstrates games that combine exertion and learning. Back in the day, recess on the playground was the time for boys to be boys and the fainthearted to step aside.…
Portland Public Schools
Studio 28
April 30, 2010
In an effort to maximize play time and minimize disputes, Portland Public Schools has partnered with Playworks, a nationwide nonprofit that provides play coaches to low income schools. See how…
April 27, 2010
Larry Miller to be honored after nationwide search
Oregonlive.com
Amy Wang
An Omamas reader recently alerted us to a New York Times article on “recess coaches” who help kids structure their recess time positively, without bullying or other conflict. The reader,…
Colorado Education News
Rebecca Jones
April 16, 2010
Recess went better at Denver’s Swansea Elementary School last week than any week Principal Mary Sours can remember in the past ten years. Kids were running instead of standing against…
New York Times
David Elkind
March 27, 2010
RECESS is no longer child’s play. Schools around the country, concerned about bullying and arguments over the use of the equipment, are increasingly hiring “recess coaches” to oversee students’ free…
March 16, 2010
Jill Vialet, CEO and Founder, Playworks
