Updates

November 9, 2012

School Climate Important in Student Success ›

Journal of Education Psychology finds important link between bullying and dropout rate

November 2, 2012

Gaining the Tools and Confidence to Make a Difference ›

Play On 2012 brings together over 100 youth workers to learn how to harness the power of play

October 17, 2012

Recess is a Necessary Solution for Social Change, New York Times ›

Fixes writer, David Bornstein, shares how Playworks fits into his lessons learned about modern social change efforts.

October 10, 2012

Unity Day to Promote Kindness, Prevent Bullying ›

Playworks student, staff and friends wore orange for Unity Day, promoting bullying prevention

kids playing on blacktop
kids playing on blacktop

Charleston Daily Mail

August 2, 2012

Program Urges Children to be More Active ›

Program urges children to be more active In an age where children spend an increasing amount of time in front of television, computers and cellphone screens, state education officials are…

May 31, 2012

Adults Love Kickball and Play to Benefit Kids ›

Corporate Kickball tournaments all across the country benefit students at Playworks schools.

May 30, 2012

Kids with Physically Active Friends are More Active Themselves ›

Being active is contagious, study says.

soccer game
soccer game

The Durham News

May 28, 2012

Putting the Play Back in Recess ›

DURHAM – Standing at the corner of a bustling blacktop, keeping watch over a few dozen first-graders playing four square and jumping rope, Parkwood Elementary School Principal Michael Somers tells…

May 18, 2012

Playworks founder named to ’40 FOR 40′ list from Women’s Sports Foundation ›

Jill Vialet joins Mia Hamm, Venus Williams, Robin Roberts, Tina Fey and Ellen DeGeneres as one of the WSF women who have impacted society.