Updates

This week is AmeriCorps Week, and we want to take a moment to highlight all of our awesome AmeriCorps Coaches serving in Boston Public Schools every single day. Keep reading…

If you take a second to remember your middle and high school days, it probably looked different than your elementary school memories. One of the biggest differences between elementary school…

Playworks New England programming has continued to expand across New England as we enhance our service models, partnerships, and the ways in which we serve our communities. Your investment in…

At the Mather School, you can find Playworks Junior Coach Cattleya leading her peers in recess games, resolving conflicts at recess, and modeling positive language on the playground. Read more…

What does adult engagement look like at recess and why is it important? Adults actively engaging on the playground is important because it encourages healthy play at recess. Playworks’ programming recognizes…

Play is a behavior that is natural and has existed for thousands of years and across species. It combines a set of made-up rules or norms and a willingness to…

Over the last five weeks, we have been exploring the concept of joy. We’ve answered check-in questions on our Instagram based around joy, heard from five Coaches on Facebook about…

As we reflect on the past year, there are so many moments that brought us joy. Here are ten moments that top the charts!   1. In March, one of…

We asked students at a Playworks partner school to finish the sentence: “I love recess because…” Here are a few of their responses: