Stories of Play

Kids have the power to change the world. An Irvine, Cal. teen read a news story this year about the work Playworks is doing in Southern California to engage students…

Ben Cromwell is the Program Manager for Playworks Salt Lake City and a champion for play.  He is the author of Touch: Making Contact with Climate Change. “It’s the game.” That’s what one…

Samantha Gonzalez grew up in California, and attended college at the University of Portland, in Oregon. She interned with Playworks February – April 2012, the last semester of her undergraduate…

Every year we honor one first year Playworks program coordinator in the field. This coach steps into a school in their first year and takes not only the five components…

Every year, we search the country for leaders who value play as much as work. As we know from experience play is a tool to bring out the best in…

When I started in education at the ripe age of 22 at Playworks (then called Sports4Kids), I only knew I loved kids and sports. The past 10 years in education…

Last year, I would pick up my daughter from her first year at preschool at the end of recess every day to find her playing alone. I became concerned she…

I love the game of Ultimate. Ultimate’s foundational philosophy the Spirit of the Game is a code of conduct that encourages personal responsibility and honesty on the field. When I…

As a child, I played on a soccer team called the Lady Tigers. Our jerseys were red and white, and I loved mine so much I wore it all the…