I’m just back from a really extraordinary week in Ireland as a part of Ashoka Ireland’s Change Nation. Ashoka brought together 50 social entrepreneurs from around the world and created…
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Dana Greenup is the newest addition to the Playworks New Orleans team, joining us as our program director. Dana has served as the assistant director of Ashe' Cultural Arts Center's…
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Oakland, CA—December 18, 2015— Playworks, the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to bring out the best in every kid, is pleased to announce the appointment of three new…
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It was a beautiful day for our Junior Coaches and players from Playworks’ developmental sports leagues to meet Los Angeles Lakers Tyler Ennis, David Nwaba, Metta World Peace, Thomas Robinson,…
https://www.playworks.org/southern-california/2017/03/23/whos-ready-to-play-with-the-lakers-2017-fit-for-life-health-fair/>
What do play and work have in common? As you might imagine, that’s something we think about at Playworks. In the workplace, play can be a tool that smart leaders…
https://www.playworks.org/news/the-value-of-play-in-the-workplace/>
Playworks CEO and founder Jill Vialet (left), stands with Ward 3 DC Council Member Mary Cheh, DPR employee Cleveland Dent, and DPR Interim Director Dr. Sharia Shanklin, at Macomb Park.…
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A national non-profit called Playworks started training “recess coaches” in Minnesota five years ago. These coaches lead children in organized activities during free time outside. Recess coaches are now in several public schools…
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/09/08/recess-coaches-help-students-fully-enjoy-break-time/>
When Jonah Williams walked into the John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Jamaica Plain at the beginning of this school year, he couldn’t wait to see the students he’d known…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2022/01/28/teaming-up-with-bostons-john-f-kennedy-school-for-safe-and-healthy-play/>
After just two weeks of working at Playworks, Andrew “Coach Brash” Brasher knew what he wanted to do. He wanted to belong to a school community. Playworks put him in…
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