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The Philadelphia Tribune
April 2, 2024
School district receives award from Playworks ›
The School District of Philadelphia has been named a Blue Shirt District for its commitment to play across the region. The award was given to the school by Playworks, a…
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nhl.com
December 19, 2022
Flyers Charities donates over $150,000 to two local nonprofits ›
We are excited to share Flyers Charities has announced Playworks Pennsylvania as the recipient of an $85,000 grant to help school hockey programs and has been named Flyers Charities’ Growing…
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The Philadelphia Tribune
January 7, 2019
Student takes advantage of opportunities at Chester Arthur School ›
As a fourth-grader at Chester A. Arthur School, London Timmons is involved with different activities at her school. Timmons participates in an enrichment program and is a Playworks Pennsylvania Junior Coach. “I’m…
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The Philadelphia Tribune
December 4, 2018
Chester A. Arthur student takes on leadership role through recess program ›
Ten-year-old Nafis Johnson has been developing and honing his leadership skills by contributing his time as a Junior Coach for Playworks Pennsylvania. The Playworks Junior Coach program gives selected fourth-…
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The Notebook
November 14, 2018
In 5th grade and learning to be a leader ›
Through Playworks Pennsylvania, junior coaches help organize games at recess. One student who fills that role at Chester A. Arthur Elementary is Nafis Johnson.
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Playworks makes learning social skills fun during recess at Kirkbride
May 16, 2018
Playworks makes learning social skills fun during recess at Kirkbride ›
Through the partnership, Playworks provides Kirkbride with a coordinator once a week every month. The Playworks coordinator works with two recess coaches at Kirkbride to implement a plan on how…