Alumni

Playworks is the organization it is because of the effort and care of the people who work here and who have worked here over our history.

As we endeavor to expand our reach and influence the way our educational system values play, we recognize that tapping into our alumni network represents an important opportunity. It is also our belief that just as Playworks has been positively influenced by our alumni, our alumni have been positively influenced by their experiences at Playworks. It is our hope that in building a stronger engagement with our alumni, we can continue to provide them with transformative opportunities to serve and grow.

Enrichment and Service Opportunities

We provide unique opportunities for our alumni to grow and give back through:

Engagement initiatives. We want to help you expand and strengthen your professional network by reconnecting you with Playworks alumni through special events and a dynamic online community.
Educational and professional development. We are developing learning opportunities and partnerships to support your educational and career advancement after Playworks.
Leadership opportunities. We have alumni-drive initiatives, including opportunities to sit on the Alumni Advisory Board, to lead trainings for Playworks staff, and to serve as Playworks ambassadors.
Impact opportunities. We create seamless ways for you to plug back into the Playworks community. You can continue to make an impact on more kids’ lives by donating or volunteering.

For more information about the alumni community and ways to get involved, email alumni@playworks.org.

Resources

Urban Teachers knows working with Playworks is a great pre-teacher career experience! If you are ready to become an urban teacher, consider applying to Urban Teachers’ preparation program in Baltimore, DC or Dallas (and soon additional cities). Urban Teachers trains teachers through a 14-month residency and a master’s in partnership with Johns Hopkins University School of Education. Participants also get three years of 1:1 coaching and three-year job placement with a high needs public school. Urban Teachers sets you up to have the potential to be rated a highly effective teacher in your first year but also trains and supports you for multiple years because becoming a great teacher takes time. This kind of thorough preparation is great for students and means more $ for you and quicker through pay for performance and other career opportunities. Apply now

We are excited to partner with Teach Now to provide an opportunity to earn a teaching certification. Former AmeriCorps members can use their Education Award for the certification. Learn more and apply

The Inspired Teaching Residency prepares exceptional individuals for successful and sustainable careers as teachers and changemakers in Washington, DC. Truly valuing the complexity and importance of the teaching profession, the Inspired Teaching Residency recognizes that investing the necessary time into teacher preparation is in the best interest of students.

Inspired Teaching Fellows learn to be

Instigators of Thought®,
Experience a residency year and intensive mentoring,
Receive a Master of Arts in Teaching and a DC teaching license,
Join a network of educational changemakers, committed to teaching students through an engagement-based, student-centered instructional model,
Final deadline March 11, 2018.

Join the movement to change the way children are educated. Please mention your Playworks experience in your application. Learn more and apply.