When students at West Education Campus, a pre-K –grade 8 school in Washington, DC look up to London Finley, they see a playground leader who’s calm, cool, and quick-to-smile. They’re…
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How might we help all kids feel included at recess? Part of the answer will always be students who lead by example. But inclusion is also a recess design challenge.…
https://www.playworks.org/resource/designing-inclusive-recess/>
BACKED BY $26 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING COMMITMENTS, NEW PLAYWORKS VISION AIMS TO ENSURE SAFE AND HEALTHY PLAY EVERY DAY FOR 3.5 MILLION KIDS IN 7,000 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE Educators and Families…
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Why Play Matters Play is vital for our children’s development of civility, social skills, physical activity, and leadership. Through safe and healthy play, we have an opportunity to make a…
https://www.playworks.org/greater-washington-dc/2019/08/15/playworks-leadership-now/>
Why Play Matters Play is vital for our children’s development of civility, social skills, physical activity, and leadership. Through safe and healthy play, we have an opportunity to make a…
https://www.playworks.org/mid-atlantic/2019/08/15/playworks-leadership-now/>
Our Playworks staff sat down with our Junior Coach of the Year award winner, Kendall King, on the Hopkins Lloyd Community School playground to learn more about his leadership skills…
https://www.playworks.org/wisconsin/2015/06/02/meet-playworks-junior-coach-kendall-king/>
Our Playworks staff sat down with Junior Coach Kaylei on the Fratney School playground to learn more about how the skills that she's developed through Playworks Junior Coach Leadership Program have transformed both her…
https://www.playworks.org/wisconsin/2015/03/11/meet-playworks-junior-coach-kaylei/>
Playmakers and the Double High-5 Club are: Individuals 40 and under who dedicate their time engaging in the community by cultivating the next generation of superheroes, advocacy, volunteering, and growing…
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Playmaker: A Playmaker is an advocate for play and Playworks in New Orleans schools. A Playmaker can be a coach, a schoolteacher, a principal, a volunteer, etc. Loyola New Orleans…
https://www.playworks.org/louisiana/2012/01/25/january-2012-playmaker-and-gamechanger/>