Before Playworks came to Gustavo’s school, he says recess was bland with just three options for how to spend the time. After Playworks came, there were actual games, regulations for…
https://www.playworks.org/michigan/story-of-play/developing-leaders-on-and-off-the-playground/>
We recently conducted some research to learn more about how parents view recess at their school. While they expressed various viewpoints on how recess was going at their individual schools,…
https://www.playworks.org/resource/the-meaning-of-recess/>
Our Playworks Arizona Outstanding Staff Member of the Month is Coach Jaime Pagliarulo or, as her students call her, Coach P.! Coach P. is creating a positive and inclusive school…
https://www.playworks.org/arizona/2017/11/13/september-staff-member-month/>
Leah Kelly is a returning AmeriCorps Coach who began her service with Playworks in August 2019. Coach Leah has already demonstrated herself to be a leader within her cohort, stepping…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2020/09/29/playworks-americorps-coach-of-the-month-coach-leah-kelly/>
Playworks Georgia now has a home in Midtown Atlanta and has hit the ground running. With senior staff hired and more folks on the way, our newest region is open for business…
https://www.playworks.org/georgia/2014/07/07/playworks-georgia-is-on-the-ground/>
Coach Alec is a Playworks AmeriCorps Coach at the J.P. Manning School in Jamaica Plain. Coach Alec joined the Playworks team halfway through the school year, but in only a…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2019/05/28/coach-alec-goes-the-extra-mile-at-the-manning/>
May 4-8 is Teacher Appreciation Week and we’d like to recognize all teachers do for our kids.
https://www.playworks.org/news/the-herculean-efforts-of-teachers-on-behalf-of-society/>
Playworks Portland is pleased to announce it received a $150,000 two-year grant from the KEEN Footwear Hybrid.Care program. The funds will be used to help inspire play and physical activity…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2012/02/26/grant-helps-inspire-play-in-the-business-community-2/>
Mrs. Gavina is a sixth grade teacher at Whittier Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona. She is very supportive of Playworks and emphasizes the importance of the lessons that are taught…
https://www.playworks.org/arizona/2016/10/27/september-teacher-of-the-month/>