Healthy Chicago 2.0, launched by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health, serves as the start of a new movement dedicated to making Chicago a connected, vibrant, and healthy city…
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Infographic shows physical activity requirements in US schools. While recess can improve health and learning, some students may miss out
https://www.playworks.org/resource/looking-at-physical-activity-in-schools/>
Using play to develop students’ social skills and improve positive school culture
Support physical activity and healthy play in Philadelphia by joining the High 5 Club and help your school earn awesome new playground equipment as a reward! Sign up by choosing…
https://www.playworks.org/pennsylvania/2013/05/15/high-5-for-philly-schools-contest/>
Sixth-grade recess. I'm running a post pattern across the playground, looking back into the sun, when Mr. Hoelck — who always insisted on playing quarterback — fired a perfect spiral…
If you take a second to remember your middle and high school days, it probably looked different than your elementary school memories. One of the biggest differences between elementary school…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2023/02/28/games-for-middle-schoolers/>
Playworks appeared on 910AM Superstation’s “The Nolan Finley Show” to discuss the importance of Playworks in schools in Michigan, the upcoming Girls Basketball Jamboree and our various leagues and partnerships,…
In one of the most rigorous scientific trials to find an effect on bullying, researchers from Mathematica Policy Research and Stanford University have found that a Playworks recess can transform school climate, paving the…
https://www.playworks.org/news/research-reveals-playworks-reduces-bullying/>
Our Executive Director, Angela Rogensues, sat down with Kelly Cobb from The Nolan Finley Show on 910 AM Superstation during the Mackinac Policy Conference to discuss the Power of Play…
https://www.playworks.org/michigan/2019/06/04/playworks-on-910-superstation/>