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Leap of Reason
January 26, 2017
Playing Well With Others ›
Jill Vialet and Elizabeth Cushing, Playworks’s impressive CEO and president, initiated these meetings to give their growth investors a chance to develop a relationship with each other. In Elizabeth’s words, “the meetings…
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Houston Chronicle
December 23, 2016
Recess is making a comeback ›
A recent study of Playworks data conducted by researchers at Stanford University found that teachers at Playworks schools reported 43 percent less bullying and exclusionary behavior than teachers at schools…
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Boston Globe
December 14, 2016
Boy band surprises students at school in Roslindale ›
The boy band Forever in Your Mind made a surprise appearance at the Dennis C. Haley Pilot School in Roslindale Tuesday as part of a promotion for Playworks, a national nonprofit that…
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The Republic
November 30, 2016
3,473 Avondale kids set high-five world record ›
With the last high five – accomplished with an enthusiastic jump – they completed an attempt to break the Guinness world record for longest “high-five” chain on Tuesday.
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The Herald-Tribune
November 22, 2016
All work and no play? How recess enhances student success ›
Playworks Indiana is a best-in-class program that works with schools to maximize the benefits of recess. Through using its approach to inclusive, value-based recess, schools have decreased reports of bullying,…
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KYMA
November 7, 2016
Playworks enforces anti-bullying in local schools ›
Playworks is a program that was invited into Yuma County schools by the Regional Center for Border Health (RCBH). As a part of anti-bullying campaigns across the country, the program…
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USC Trojans
October 26, 2016
Real Trojans Don’t Bully ›
In support of Bully Prevention Month and Playworks, the USC Trojans released a video urging kids to settle their conflicts peacefully.
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Multi Briefs: Exclusive
October 14, 2016
The play debate: Primary and beyond ›
“In the age of 24/7 digital distractions, many children come to school not really knowing how to start games, or keep games going with teamwork and conflict resolution skills that…
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Philanthropy News Digest
September 16, 2016
Playworks Receives $26 Million to Expand Healthy Play Programs ›
Playworks has announced grants totaling $26 million in support of the expansion of its programs for schoolchildren across the country. The funding, most of it from the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust, the Horace W.…