PlayWorks is a nonprofit organization that promotes recess and play as ways to teach young kids. By Joe Vaccarelli | YourHub UPDATED: June 22, 2017 at 3:33 PM MDT ...

While some schools are shortening recess time, Playworks and other groups also report that kids in areas of concentrated poverty and low-income neighborhoods are far more likely to see cuts in ...

Playworks, a national nonprofit organization that partners with 13 local schools, operates on the assumption that kids learn while they play.

A few weeks ago, we posted about why play is so important to youth development and health. We suggeted some ways for you to get active as a family this summer, and now we’re excited to share our ...

Through Playworks programming, children are empowered to be a leader both in the classroom and out. Their Junior Coach Leadership Program helps older kids apply leadership skills to younger students.

Playworks helps create playgrounds where everyone plays, belongs, and contributes to the game. Coaches encourage kids to bring out the best in themselves and each other, and kids learn the value ...

As a celebration of 40 years of operations, 24 Hour Fitness will drive up to $240,000 in donations to Playworks for every member check-in on June 24, 2023 CARLSBAD, Calif., June 16, 2023 ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Instead of spending the first half of recess picking teams and deciding on which game to play, students in one metro school district get right to the fun. Last fall, there ...

Detroit — Marvin Jones, Jr. is taking the football field this season to make a difference in the lives of kids with every catch he makes. Jones is inviting the public to make a pledge for every ...

A new basketball court went in, along with a grassy play area and walking paths. Kids got access to balls, Hula-Hoops and other loose equipment. ... Playworks appeared to close this gap, ...

Playworks has offered its services or had its staff in elementaries around the metro area — including schools in the Minneapolis, St. Paul, Anoka-Hennepin and Minnetonka school districts — and ...

Prospective young medics will have hours of fun with the PlayWorks Pretend and Play Doctor Role Play Set, reduced from £7 to just £5.60, which boasts five-star reviews.One happy customer said ...