Updates


May 8, 2012
Playworks’ Second Annual Run for Recess Was a Stunning Success! ›
Due to the support and participation of the entire San Francisco Playworks community, our Second Annual Run for Recess 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run was a fantastic success! We…


May 8, 2012
East Bay Junior Coach Leadership Conference Brings Out the Best ›
Playworks East Bay celebrated and acknowledged our junior coaches at the 2nd Annual Junior Coach Leadership Conference (JCLC). Nearly 200 junior coaches and Playworks staff spent a fun filled and…


May 4, 2012
Playworks Playground Paint ›
Clean, safe playgrounds are vital for fun and inclusive play! Partnering with Harvard Alumni Association as part of their Global Month of Service, Playworks has organized a fun and important…


April 16, 2012
Meet Jonathan: An Outstanding Junior Coach ›
Jonathan Avila is a fifth grade student at World and Achieve Academy in Oakland, where he’s been a Junior Coach since the beginning of the school year. On a recent…


April 16, 2012
The Second Annual Junior Coach Youth Leadership Conference ›
To improve school climate and alleviate playground chaos, Playworks provides each of our partner schools with a youth leadership training program. These youth leaders, or Junior Coaches, are students who…


March 30, 2012
Junior Coaches Hone Their Leadership Skills ›
In partnership with Academy of Art University (AAU), youth leaders from across the Bay Area gathered at The Cannery to celebrate their leadership roles. The Cannery was teeming with inspiration…


March 29, 2012
Boys Basketball Extravaganza ›
It’s a warm Saturday. There are no classes today, but the atmosphere around the playground at Buena Vista / Horace Mann School is electric – a cacophony of bouncing basketballs,…


March 8, 2012
AmeriCorps members have fun volunteering! ›
We had joy, we had fun playing in the sun. It was a great time for everyone. Silicon Valley's first AmeriCorps driven service project for the month of March kicked…


March 8, 2012
AmeriCorps and Our City Forest join to plant trees ›
Some of Playworks' Silicon Valley AmeriCorps members teamed up with Our City Forest to plant some trees in the Silver Creek neighborhood of San Jose. Bringing their green thumbs and…