Updates

Playworks Wisconsin received a $2,500 grant from the Elm Grove Junior Guild this week to improve the health and well-being of children by providing safe, and meaningful opportunities for physical…

 More students in Milwaukee public schools will enjoy a safe and inclusive recess while learning valuable life skills, thanks to a gift of $100,000 from The Burke Foundation. The award to…

  Thank you to everyone who participated in our Playworks Wisconsin soccer league! Soccer was a huge success, engaging more than 100 students and their families. Unlike other youth sports leagues, the…

A Playworks Corporate Play Day is a fun, active team-building, community engagement, and/or service experience that takes as many as 20 of your employees from the office to the playground.…

Name: Steph La Haye (Coach Steph)School: Garland ElementaryFavorite Recess Game: Roshambo Rock Star Background: This is my first year as a Playworks coach. Throughout college, I was a subcontracted tutor…

Name: Maddy Wilson School: Hi-Mount Community School Favorite Recess Game: Elbow Tag! Background: Why hello there!  I’m super jazzed to get this new year off to a fabulous start!  I’ve worked with…

Playworks Wisconsin is headed to New York City! Principal Janel Hawkins from Dr. George Washington Carver Math & Science Academy and fifth grader Esther Lopez from Allen-Field Elementary will join…

Playworks joined the General Mills senior leadership team and advisory board member Jamie Burrell for an energizing afternoon of play provided by the Playworks Corporate Recess Program. Burrell recognized the…

Playworks Milwaukee Executive Director Kristina Olkowski and Playworks Coach Chevy Robinson were given the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. at the end of February to raise awareness about Playworks…