When was the last time you played at recess? Join Playworks Philadelphia and rekindle the joy of play and lunchtime recess on Philly Recess Day! When: Tuesday, June 4, 2013,…
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Jill Vialet, one of Forbes’ Impact 30 in 2011 and founder of the national nonprofit Playworks, takes us inside the organization to look at key financial metrics and the mission it…
http://www.forbes.com/sites/devinthorpe/2016/06/01/inside-the-impact-at-playworks/#237be1925598>
LaVal Brewer is executive director of Playworks Southern California, a national organization based on the belief that increasing play at school is not only good for children’s physical health, but also good…
Join us for a series of FREE Park on the Move Play Days to explore and experience the power of play in your community! Park on the Move Play Days…
https://www.playworks.org/southern-california/event/park-on-the-move-play-days/>
At a recent Playworks training, the recess team clusters around four different pieces of butcher paper, drawing maps for TK kindergarten, primary, and upper-grade recesses and for the after-school program…
Recess and extended playtime offer often overlooked opportunities for learning.
Why your kids need to run, jump, and yes, goof off. I’m standing on the sweltering blacktop at Wilson Elementary in Richmond. It’s recess, and with my guest badge in…
http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/August-2013/The-Power-of-Play/>
Eliana was one of our strongest Junior Coaches from her first week on the playground. She immediately stood out to me as the first girl Junior Coach to ask to…
https://www.playworks.org/northern-california/2013/10/11/junior-coach-of-the-month-eliana/>
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…
https://www.playworks.org/news/putting-the-play-back-in-recess/>