Playworks Coach
Playworks Coach provides elementary schools with a recess coach throughout the school day and after school. Coaches strengthen school culture through play by leading recess time and Playworks’ signature Junior Coach Leadership Program for students, as well as creating opportunities for play throughout the day such as class game time.
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TeamUp
With Playworks TeamUp, a Playworks expert collaborates across a cohort of schools each month to model and teach strategies, games, and systems to each school’s recess team to develop and sustain a high-quality and sustainable recess program at your site.
Playworks PRO
Playworks PRO provides professional training and ongoing development to school staff, paraprofessionals, and community organization staff to create and maintain great recess and play environments. We offer multiple courses in our PRO program, including the Power of Play, Group Management, Recess Implementation, Indoor Recess Design, and more.
- Recess Reboot: Playworks provides four days of on-site modeling and consulting with adults at your school during the school day to elevate your recess climate. Your team will learn to implement recess strategies, design an actionable plan to sustain a positive recess experience, and prepare to create and sustain a youth leadership program.
- Recess Implementation: Playworks expert trainers will lead your team through a two-day training that introduces best practices around recess systems, teaches and models games and group management strategies, and leads your team through an action planning process to enable you to sustain a high-quality recess.
- Group Management: Learn five proactive group management strategies adults can use to set youth up for successful group behavior in a half-day training.
- Power of Play: Energize your team through play-based practices that lay the foundation for a safe, healthy play environment in a half-day training.
- Advanced Workshops: Choose from topics like Recess Youth Leadership, Game Facilitation, Playworks in the Classroom, Indoor Recess, and more.
- Consultative Visit: Our experts observe recess or playtime and utilize our years of expertise to build an action plan with strategies to implement to sustain a positive culture of play alongside your school or organization’s leadership and team.
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Playworks TagTeam
Playworks TagTeam is a year-long certification program that builds capacity for out-of-school-time partners to run a recess service at schools in their community, including learning how to set up and maintain our signature Junior Coach Leadership Program.
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SparkPlay
SparkPlay is Playworks’ subscription-based, online resource to support the continuous learning of safe and healthy play for school and youth development staff. It provides on-demand access to games, best practices, and professional guidance anytime, anywhere. The subscription includes weekly email touch points showcasing curated games, activities, and helpful tips.
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