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Fox 13 Salt Lake City - The Place
April 22, 2025
Play is essential to a child’s development and fuels academic success ›
Playworks Utah’s upcoming Race to Reduce Bullying Event is highlighted on Fox 13 Salt Lake City – The Place.


Fox 13 Salt Lake City
April 10, 2025
Students can make every day a great day at Newman Elementary School ›
Playworks Utah is highlighted in Fox 13 Salt Lake City’s “Cool Schools” of the week segment for Newman Elementary, for helping support a positive recess experience.


Fox 13's The Place
May 1, 2024
Playworks Helps Kids Play ›
Desi Arends, Executive Director at Playworks Utah, shares on Fox 13th’s the Place, how Playworks currently serves more than 60 schools in Utah and reaches more than 32,000 children directly…


PBS Utah
April 29, 2024
Playworks Utah’s Race to Reduce Bullying ›
Mary Dickson sits with Desi Arends, executive director of Playworks Utah, to talk about the Race to Reduce Bullying coming up on May 4 at Wheeler Farm.


The Leader
October 10, 2019
Organized play and conflict resolution hits the playground ›
By Cari Doutre Leader County Editor https://www.hjnews.com/tremonton/organized-play-and-conflict-resolution-hits-the-playground/article_3a5ee4e3-c3d3-5fd6-8f92-1732f687cb46.html Gone are the days of bullies ruling the playground at recess, or boredom in general, as local elementary schools are getting on board…


Desert News Utah
October 18, 2018
Utah Women’s Basketball Players ›
Utah women’s basketball players partnered with the Playworks Utah Thursday for a play date at the Murray elementary school promoting kindness and inclusion. #realplayersdontbully