About Playworks Colorado All kids deserve the social, emotional, and physical benefits of play. We help schools and youth programs create healthy play environments where every child can join in.…
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About Playworks Texas All kids deserve the social, emotional, and physical benefits of play. We help schools and youth programs create healthy play environments where every child can join in.…
About Playworks Wisconsin All kids deserve the social, emotional, and physical benefits of play. We help schools and youth programs create healthy play environments where every child can join in.…
In the last 10 years… Playworks has impacted a generation of children by bringing the power of play to kids across the country. What began with Founder Jill Vialet’s visit…
Al Busch, principal of Hadfield Elementary School, has been named the nation’s most valuable principal by the group Playworks after he helped to make recess safer. Read the full story…
Findings from an Experimental Evaluation of Playworks: Effects on Play, Physical Activity and Recess
Accelerometer data showed that Playworks had a positive impact on students’ physical activity during recess. Students in treatment schools engaged in physical activity during recess that was, on average, more…
Recess interventions can improve youth physical activity levels, even when controlling for other variables. According to this meta analysis, playtime/recess can contribute between 5% and 40% of children recommended physical…
This study explored the relationship between children’s basic psychological needs, satisfaction at recess, level of recess physical activity motivation (RPAM), and recess physical activity (RPA). Findings provide important insight into…
Playworks brings safe and healthy play to kids at recess. Corporate Recess includes fun and inclusive games that promote teamwork, collaboration and cross-generational communication. (Video courtesy of Twelve Consulting Group)
https://www.playworks.org/minnesota/2018/04/17/playworks-corporate-recess/