Officer Dalton is a very involved Student Resource Officer at Loma Linda School in Phoenix, AZ and is a huge champion of Playworks. Throughout the day, Officer Dalton can be…
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Mr. Hughes is an incredible third grade teacher at the West Somerville Neighborhood School in Somerville with Site Coordinator Caroline and Recess Coach Dick. He is a true believer in…
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Playworks East Bay celebrated and acknowledged our junior coaches at the 2nd Annual Junior Coach Leadership Conference (JCLC). Nearly 200 junior coaches and Playworks staff spent a fun filled and…
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Today’s guest post is by Evan Kennedy. Evan is a program manager for Playworks in the East Bay. He has worked for Playworks since 2006, when he was a program coordinator…
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Coach Molly has no need for an alarm to wake her up, because every morning she is greeted and woken up by her golden retriever, Boone. “It’s the best way…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2022/10/31/a-day-in-the-life-of-coach-molly/>
Nile Mosby knows firsthand the importance of hard work and participating in numerous activities. A fifth-grader at the General Philip Kearny School, Mosby has already mastered success inside the classroom…
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As teachers are preparing lesson plans, learning new curriculum, and setting up their classrooms, it is time to start prepping our collective classroom: the playground. “Treat recess plans like lesson…
https://www.playworks.org/resource/checklist-back-school-back-recess/>
At the Mather School, you can find Playworks Junior Coach Cattleya leading her peers in recess games, resolving conflicts at recess, and modeling positive language on the playground. Read more…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2023/02/08/a-day-in-the-life-of-junior-coach-cattleya/>
We had so many great stories and quotes from our week in Albuquerque, it was hard to choose what to share! Below are just some of what we heard while introducing Playworks…
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