Updates
May 21, 2021
Six Boston Schools Receive $25,000 in Wellness Grants After Helping Get Boston Back in Motion ›
More Than 3,000 Students Participate in Month-Long Effort Aimed at Improving Health and Well-Being of Youth BOSTON – Boston Back in Motion, an effort to get young people across Boston…
May 17, 2021
DeValles’ Giant Gameboard ›
Playworks believes in the power of play to bring out the best in every kid. In early May, Playworks’ AmeriCorps members and a team of school-based volunteers from DeValles, Congdon…
April 21, 2021
How to Fund a Playworks Partnership ›
Playworks is looking forward to stepping up as a key partner for our schools as the new school year launches this fall. Among all of the competing priorities for recovery,…
April 6, 2021
Playworks helps launch Boston Back in Motion to get kids moving this spring ›
A month-long effort to improve the health and well-being of youth as kids head back to the classroom Recognizing that physical activity is more important than ever, a group of…
March 23, 2021
Top 6 Games to Play Physically Distant with No Equipment ›
As more and more schools transition back to in-person learning, we know educators are looking for games that are physically-distant and don’t require equipment. The need for play is more…
March 17, 2021
Safe Return to Recess ›
“Recess is a necessary break in the day for optimizing a child’s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development… After ‘socially isolating’ one could argue that socializing children through regular recess…
March 12, 2021
Playworks: One Year Later ›
One year ago… All of our partner schools closed their buildings and our work serving kids in schools risked coming to a halt. We knew our mission had to continue.…
February 3, 2021
Playworks Coach of the Month: Shelby Obert ›
We are excited to announce Shelby Obert as February’s Coach of the Month! Coach Shelby is a second year AmeriCorps member currently serving at the Henry Grew School in Hyde…
February 3, 2021
2020-21 Mid-Year Report: Innovating for Virtual Play ›
When schools shut down across New England last March, we held firmly to our vision to make sure kids experience safe and healthy play each day. Used to seeing every…