Updates
April 15, 2014
Coach Akeem Makes Excellent Happen ›
Coach Akeem is a second year program coordinator who has fully encompassed the core values of Playworks. In his second year with Playworks Massachusetts, Coach Akeem returned to the Lee…
March 14, 2014
Coach Sam Makes Excellent Happen ›
Coach Sam is a first year program coordinator at the Neighborhood House Charter School (NHCS) in Dorchester. This is the first year of Playworks programming at the NHCS and Coach…
March 13, 2014
Junior Coaches Learn What It Takes To Learn, Lead, and Thrive ›
With the support of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and the Amelia Peabody Foundation, Playworks hosted a free convention for more than 150 of Boston’s finest youth leaders focused…
February 14, 2014
Coach Brittany Makes Excellent Happen ›
Coach Brittany is a returning program coordinator who embodies the mission and values of Playworks. Entering her second year with Playworks Massachusetts Coach Brittany graciously volunteered to help launch Playworks…
February 7, 2014
New Haven elementary schools give all kids recess, everyday ›
The New Haven Independent just published a story entitled "New Recess Rules Kick In" which details the implementation of recess for kids in all grades pre-k to 5 as required by a…
January 15, 2014
Coach Allison Makes Excellent Happen ›
Coach Allison is in her third year as a Playworks program coordinator. She began her Playworks career in North Carolina in 2011, and moved her talents to Playworks Massachusetts in…
January 10, 2014
Brown Brothers Harriman Collaborates for Success ›
Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) has once again partnered with Playworks to sponsor the Junior Coach Leadership Academy program for 4th and 5th graders in eight different schools throughout Boston. BBH has…
December 12, 2013
Coach Ellen Makes Excellent Happen ›
Coach Ellen is a program coordinator who fully embraces the mission and values of Playworks. Now in her second year with Playworks Massachusetts, she has returned to the Phineas…
December 9, 2013
The Boston Foundation and Playworks partner to increase physical activity ›
Playworks Massachusetts has been awarded a three-year grant in the amount of $450,000 by the Boston Foundation, Playworks Massachusetts announced. According to Playworks Massachusetts Executive Director Max Fripp, the grant will…