During recess, you’re likely to find fourth-grade Junior Coach Ruthy leading games for large groups of students, making sure everyone is having fun and staying safe, and acting as a…
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One of the most difficult places at school can be the place that is supposed to be the most fun – the playground. Without supervision, the playground can become a…
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The foundation for academic success and child development is safety. Emotional and physical safety are the foundation needed for kids to then be able to learn, develop, and grow. Ninety…
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May 4 - May 10, 2015 is Screen Free Week. Here are six ideas to get playing.
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In the fall of 2019, the Boston Bruins announced a $50,000 partnership with Playworks New England. “The Boston Bruins Foundation is happy to partner with Playworks to promote health and…
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Baltimore, MD—March 15, 2018 — Volunteers from M&T joined Playworks Maryland for a Play Day held at Patterson Park Public Charter School (PPPCS). Fifty volunteers traveled from all over the East…
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Playworks New England is thrilled to continue creating opportunities for safe and healthy play for elementary students across New Bedford. Playworks launched programs in four New Bedford schools in 2016.…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2019/12/06/play-is-a-priority-for-new-bedford-school-district/>
Local college student athletes helped rock recess last week at the Segue Institute for Learning in Central Falls, RI, and the Ashton School in Cumberland, RI. Members of the Bryant…
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Resources If you are like us, you are you are always looking for new ways to use play as an educator. Explore what’s working in schools across the country. No…
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