Empathy is arguably the most important life skill our kids can learn. Recess is where students have the most freedom to practice empathy . . . or not. As a principal, I’ve seen students…
https://www.playworks.org/case-study/teaching-empathy-playground/>
At a recent Playworks training, the recess team clusters around four different pieces of butcher paper, drawing maps for TK kindergarten, primary, and upper-grade recesses and for the after-school program…
https://www.playworks.org/resource/rise-recess-team/>
If you have seen a sea turtle moving around on land you can imagine how challenging that seems. However, a sea turtle in water is a completely different image of…
https://www.playworks.org/story-of-play/bringing-out-the-best-harpers-playground/>
Leah Kelly is a returning AmeriCorps Coach who began her service with Playworks in August 2019. Coach Leah has already demonstrated herself to be a leader within her cohort, stepping…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2020/09/29/playworks-americorps-coach-of-the-month-coach-leah-kelly/>
Playworks knows that recess is one of the most critical opportunities for students to be physically active, build core social-emotional skills, and build relationships with their peers. However, recess can…
https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2021/05/25/recess-reboot-at-the-guilmette-elementary-school/>
Why your kids need to run, jump, and yes, goof off. I’m standing on the sweltering blacktop at Wilson Elementary in Richmond. It’s recess, and with my guest badge in…
http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/August-2013/The-Power-of-Play/>
You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. -Plato Here are of our favorite some stories from the playground this…
https://www.playworks.org/northern-california/2011/11/23/giving-thanks-for-the-playground/>
Playworks Indiana Program Director Traneisha English volunteered to speak during the hearing for House Bill 1134, but never got called to say these powerful words against the bill. The bill,…
https://www.playworks.org/indiana/2022/03/02/a-response-to-hb-1134-from-a-playworks-leader/>
Dust off your sneakers an join us for an afternoon of friendly competition and high fives to support safe, healthy and inclusive play in Maryland elementary schools! Playworks Corporate Kickball…
https://www.playworks.org/maryland/event/archive-playworks-maryland-corporate-kickball-vi-and-after-party/>