With almost 25 years of experience working with kids in schools, our staff and coaches have learned many things about how to set up the most positive, inviting, engaging play…
https://www.playworks.org/how-adults-best-create-supportive-play-communities/>
With over 25 years of experience working with kids in schools, our staff and coaches have learned many things about how to set up the most positive, inviting, engaging play…
https://www.playworks.org/resource/how-adults-best-create-supportive-play-communities/>
Studies on Play Bibliography Curious about the research on recess? Playworks is pleased to present a comprehensive review of the academic research on play and recess, compiled by the 2Play…
https://www.playworks.org/resources/great-recess-framework/studies-on-play-bibliography/>
On July 21, Playworks Northern California made it a day ON, not a day OFF. In 1994, Congress designated the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday a national day of…
https://www.playworks.org/northern-california/2019/01/25/martin-luther-king-jr-day-of-service-throughout-the-bay-area/>
Austin is the smallest kid in his grade. He is sometimes teased by his peers, but he has a determined attitude and is confident he can do anything he if…
https://www.playworks.org/minnesota/story-of-play/perseverance-to-achieve-goals/>
Recess isn't about just play. More than 80 percent of elementary-school principals believe that recess has a positive impact on academic achievement, according to a new Gallup survey released Thursday.…
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2010/0204/How-to-boost-student-learning-More-recess-might-help>
Thanks to the generosity of the Duke Women’s Basketball team, students from partnering Fayetteville Street and Parkwood Elementary Schools were able to attend a game in Cameron Stadium! After the…
https://www.playworks.org/southeast/2011/12/16/field-trip-to-cameron-for-a-duke-game/>
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, our staff and AmeriCorps members spent the day giving back to our community. We partnered with Urban Farm Collective to help plant…
https://www.playworks.org/pacific-northwest/2019/01/23/honoring-martin-luther-king-jr-through-serving-our-community/>
Every so often, we get a story from the field that especially moves us because it so beautifully demonstrates how one individual can make such a genuine, meaningful difference in such…
https://www.playworks.org/story-of-play/the-simplest-things/>