Updates
July 26, 2019
Allianz Life Corporate Play Day ›
“Teach Me How To Play” Day with Allianz Life Allianz Life employees have joined Playworks Minnesota in numerous give-back events. At Earle Brown Elementary, Allianz Life employees volunteered for a Play Day of encouragement,…
May 31, 2019
Impact Through the Power of Play ›
Pahara-Aspen Fellow Jill Vialet founded Playworks on the theory that, through valuable play, kids learn to make friends, solve problems, and believe in themselves, every day. At last year’s Action…
April 26, 2019
Conflict Resolution: Turn your Spring Struggles into Spring Successes ›
Springtime, with all its fanfare, is often a time of escalating conflicts. Students are antsy from a long winter of learning, and their classmates are now more like annoying siblings…
April 23, 2019
Recess Check Up Week ›
It can be hard to understand the impact that your play space has on your school’s culture and your students’ experience, and while there are a lot of solutions worth…
April 16, 2019
Twin Cities Orthopedics and Playworks Minnesota team with Turtle Lake Students for Day of Play ›
Twenty-eight Values Champions, employees who are ambassadors of TCO’s culture and exemplify the organization’s values, teamed up with Playworks to teach students the power of safe, fun, and healthy play at…
April 5, 2019
Playworks is Recruiting AmeriCorps Coaches ›
Playworks is seeking AmeriCorps Coaches to serve for the 2019-20 school year at elementary schools in cities across the country. These coaches provide essential opportunities for children to explore their…
March 29, 2019
PlayworksU Named 2019 EdTech Awards Cool Tool Finalist ›
PlayworksU has been named a finalist in the new product and service category of the 2019 EdTech Awards—the largest and most competitive recognition program in all of education technology! EdTech’s…
March 15, 2019
Playworks Earned a 2019 Gold Seal of Transparency ›
Playworks just earned a 2019 Gold Seal by adding information to our Nonprofit Profile on GuideStar. Now our community members as well as 10+ million GuideStar users can find in-depth…
March 4, 2019
Celebrating the Contributions of our AmeriCorps Coaches ›
“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve.” –Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Join us in a week-long celebration of all the contributions AmeriCorps members make in our communities. This school year,…