Playworks received an extra-special Super Bowl shout-out from First Lady Michelle Obama during the opening of Super Bowl City. In her video message, FLOTUS, whose Let’s Move! initiative is dedicated to raising a…
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For a Playworks Coach, an AmeriCorps service year is one school year. Sometimes at Playworks, our Coaches love that first year so much they come back for multiple years in…
https://www.playworks.org/indiana/2022/01/12/coach-spotlight-patrick-knorr/>
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, in partnership with UnitedHeathcare, recently delivered a special treat to a Valley nonprofit. Hundreds of students at Loma Linda Elementary School in Phoenix cheered as…
Thanks to Playworks Coach we haven’t had any injuries from recess all year. The physical conflicts have been greatly reduced. We were able to resolve the conflicts that did occur…
https://www.playworks.org/testimonial/teachers-really-appreciate-difference/>
We are thrilled to announce Odree from Crockett Elementary as our February Junior Coach of the Month! Odree embraced her ability to help students throughout her school in her first…
https://www.playworks.org/arizona/2017/03/03/february-junior-coach-of-the-month-2/>
Skai Thompson, “Coach Hoops” at 52nd Street Elementary School, LAUSD says, “I have a 3rd grader in a special learning class. He was always just really angry and when his…
https://www.playworks.org/southern-california/2019/03/05/coach-hoops-story-from-the-playground/>
With the new fiscal year in full swing, we wanted to take time to reflect and celebrate one of our board members, Stephanie, who has helped expand and enrich Playworks' impact in…
https://www.playworks.org/michigan/2017/08/25/board-member-spotlight/>
Playworks Chicago kicked off the 2011-12 Girls Basketball season with our first ever Extravaganza, an event where all of our schools’ teams (comprised of 4th and 5th graders) came together…
https://www.playworks.org/illinois/2012/02/09/the-girls-got-game/>
Playworks has the power to bring out the best in every kid! Playworks coaches work hard to establish positive school environments and positively impact students' development through fun, safe play. The…
https://www.playworks.org/northern-california/2017/08/30/story-from-the-playground-coach-ryan/>