Updates
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February 23, 2015
Junior Coach Orlando Makes Excellent Happen ›
Junior Coach Orlando is a fourth grader at the Blackstone Elementary School in the South End with Coach Cheryl. He has shown incredible growth as a student and a youth…
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February 23, 2015
Coach Miriam Makes Excellent Happen ›
Coach Miriam is a first-year AmeriCorps program coordinator at the Neighborhood House Charter School. This year, Coach Miriam has helped build a positive, supporting, and fun school environment at her…
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February 6, 2015
Playworks Massachusetts Teacher of the Month – Ms. James ›
Ms. James is a rockstar teacher and huge supporter of Playworks and Coach Caroline at the Gardner Pilot Academy. When recess time was faced with staffing challenges, the K-2 paraprofessionals were required…
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January 20, 2015
Junior Coach Rosanna Makes Excellent Happen ›
Junior Coach Rosanna is a fourth grader at the Parthum Elementary School in Lawrence with Coach Nick. She is an excellent student and is always respectful to her teachers, her classmates,…
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January 15, 2015
Coach Blasher Makes Excellent Happen ›
Daniel, or better known as Coach Blasher to the students he works with, is a first year AmeriCorps Program Coordinator at the Dever McCormack School in Dorchester. The Dever…
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December 17, 2014
Coach Heather Makes Excellent Happen ›
Coach Heather is a third year Program Coordinator who fully embraces the mission and values of Playworks, she has served as a Playworks Coach in two different regions! Entering her…
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December 10, 2014
Boston’s Prudential Tower Shines Blue in Support of Playworks ›
Beginning in December, The Shops at Prudential Center and Prudential Tower in Boston will once again shine bright with the help of local community organizations. Playworks Massachusetts will flip the…
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December 10, 2014
Junior Coach Lai-Lani Makes Excellent Happen ›
Junior Coach Lai-Lani is a fourth grader at the Trotter Elementary School in Dorchester with Playworks Coach TK. She is an incredible student leader who is excited to leverage her…
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November 17, 2014
Coach Caroline Makes Excellent Happen ›
Coach Caroline is a second year Program Coordinator with Playworks Massachusetts, returning to the Gardner Pilot Academy in Allston. Over the past two years, Coach Caroline has worked hard to…