Get ready for the return of The Game Plan webinar series—now featuring exciting new topics! Playworks invites educators and administrators to join our free, four-part series designed to help bring the benefits of play to your school.
Throughout the series, you’ll connect with Playworks staff and content experts from across the country to explore practical tips you can do right now to enhance kids’ play-based experiences. This webinar series is designed to bring topics relevant to what educators are experiencing at various times of the school year and provide practical solutions to apply right away.
Each webinar lasts about an hour, and will be recorded for future viewing.
Topics:
Thriving Through Play – October 23, 2024
Building Positive Relationships with Play – December 3, 2024
Adapting Play for Every Space – February 19, 2025
Youth-led Play Shapes Tomorrow’s Leaders – April 16, 2025
Thriving Through Play
October 23 at 3:30pm ET / 12:30pm PT
Play is an essential part of every child’s development, fostering social skills, creativity, and overall well-being. Learn practical strategies and insights to increase playtime at your school or site and ensure every child has the opportunity to benefit from recess. We’ll also explore how play can create positive outcomes for kids and contribute to a healthy, engaged learning environment.
Building Positive Relationships with Play
December 3 at 3:30pm ET / 12:30pm PT
Build stronger student-adult connections at recess with practical strategies for fostering positive relationships. We will explore the importance of adult buy-in and how involving adults in different roles can enhance the overall play experience. With these strategies in place, you will be able to create a play environment where students and staff thrive together.
Adapting Play for Every Space
February 19 at 3:30pm ET / 12:30pm PT
Learn how to make play work in any space, whether indoors, on blacktops or small playgrounds, or in unconventional areas. This webinar will provide practical strategies to keep kids engaged, safe, and having fun to maximize your available space.
Youth-led Play Shapes Tomorrow’s Leaders
April 16 at 3:30pm ET / 12:30pm PT
Unlock the power of youth-led play and see how it can transform your playground! In this webinar, you’ll discover strategies to encourage children to be leaders during playtime, fostering creativity, confidence, and teamwork.
View last year’s webinar recordings
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