Updates

Playworks wants to help make sure kids still get to play every day. School closures are significantly changing day-to-day life for kids across the country and the world. Families are…

Like you, we are very concerned as the spreading coronavirus impacts so many people, communities, and organizations across the country. Our priority is to take actions for everyone’s safety. We…

Coach Wayne is serving his first year as an AmeriCorps member at Ascent Academy in West Valley. He regularly introduces new games to the kids at his schools and gets…

Coach Haley is serving her third year as an AmeriCorps member at East Midvale Elementary School. She has built a great rapport with the students and helped create a safe…

This week, Playworks Utah teamed up with the University of Utah Women’s Basketball Team to show kids that real players don’t bully as part of our bullying prevention campaign. The players…

Our girls basketball league participants were delighted to meet former Utah Starzz player, and gold medalist, Natalie Williams, who attended our league night on December 5, 2019. Natalie talked to…

A recent study by the Oregon State University College of Public Health and Human Services found that high-quality recess contributes to the executive function, emotional self-control, resilience, and positive classroom…

Coach Jason is serving his first year as an AmeriCorps member at Academy Park Elementary School, and focuses on helping make every kid feel safe, included, and empowered to jump…

When kids feel included and supported at recess, they’re more likely to thrive in school and in life. Everyone deserves a chance to become the best possible version of themselves.…