Former players with hometown squad the New York Liberty, including Ashley Battle, Taj McWilliams-Franklin, and Teresa Weatherspoon, along with Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud and the head of WNBA League…
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Playworks Southern California has just completed our first league for the 2018–2019 school year, and it included more than 350 girls from inner-city schools across LA County and Orange County…
https://www.playworks.org/southern-california/2019/01/23/more-than-350-girls-played-basketball-and-gained-self-confidence-2/>
Boston, MA, August 25, 2014 – Playworks Massachusetts Executive Director, Max Fripp, issued this statement today concerning the passing of former Playworks Coach Dawnn Jaffier: The Playworks family deeply mourns the…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2014/08/25/statement-from-playworks-on-tragic-passing-of-former-playworks-coach-dawnn-jaffier/>
Playworks Maryland placed this opinion piece in the Baltimore Sun. 5th graders showing off their skills at the Playworks Four Square Jamboree Bob Reagan, BeMorePhotography.org Recess: The fourth ‘R’? Every school…
https://www.playworks.org/maryland/2014/08/26/playworks-commentary-in-baltimore-sun-highlights-importance-of-safe-and-healthy-recess/>
Between Fall 2021 and Spring 2022, Playworks collaborated with Partnerships in Education and Resilience (PEAR) to collect data across 8 regions involving 710 4th and 5th graders in schools offering…
https://www.playworks.org/report/holistic-student-assessment-hsa-retrospective-self-change-rsc-survey/>
The best way to improve children’s performance in the classroom may be to take them out of it. New research suggests that play and down time may be as important…
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/health/24well.html>
Adult interactions play a key role in recess outcomes.
https://www.playworks.org/news/new-study-shows-impact-of-recess/>
Studies on Playworks Studies on Playworks April 17, 2024 An Evaluation of the Playworks Relay Program in Aurora Public Schools › Researchers have established evidence that recess provides cognitive and academic…
https://www.playworks.org/impact/studies-on-playworks/>
At Playworks, games are integral to what we do and in order to have a successful game, you need student engagement and participation. This November, our teams leaned into the…
https://www.playworks.org/indiana/2022/11/30/building-skill-through-play-successful-game-participation/>