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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…
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…
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…
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-…
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.
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…