Pacific Northwest
October 7, 2014
Coach Arone, AmeriCorps Member Cesar Chavez School, Portland Public School District Favorite Sport: Soccer Coach Courtney Alder, Reynolds School District Favorite Sport: Basketball Coach Chelsea…
The Portland Children’s Levy will invest $33 million over the next three years in 57 programs benefitting Portland children, one of those programs being Playworks. These investments span a…
September 25, 2014
This June, I had the opportunity to visit a Playworks recess at Jason Lee School in Portland, where I learned about the support Playworks provides to my community. As Head…
May 2, 2014
Cassandra Marshall is a recent college graduate who recently completed a six month internship with Playworks Pacific Northwest. Cassandra supported Playworks both in the office and on the playground by…
May 1, 2014
Abby Peterson served two years as an AmeriCorps member with Playworks before making the transition into the classroom. Abby is now a kindergarten teacher at one of our partner school. After several months…
April 21, 2014
Playworks’co-ed volleyball leagues came to a close after five awesome weeks where fourth and fifth grade players bumped it, set it, spiked it—because that’s the way they like it! Cheers rang out…
March 14, 2014
The power of play has made a seriously positive impact on schools in the Bellevue School District. Located just east of Seattle, Bellevue contracted Playworks trainers to lead professional development programs for…
March 10, 2014
Playworks Pacific Northwest had the pleasure of supporting and hosting a special book event in the Alberta Art District. Founder and CEO, Jill Vialet read excerpts from her new book…
February 26, 2014
On Thursday, February 27, 2014 Playworks will be presenting Powerful Play: How Recess Can Improve School Climate at 3 pm at the 12th Annual NorthWest PBIS Conference at the Red Lion Inn on the River…