Build empathy, increase learning, and improve behavior by transforming the structure and culture of your school recess
Welcome to Playworks! We are passionate about the importance of play in child development, and we believe that every child should enjoy an inclusive and active break time. Here you can find out more about the Playworks program and how you can bring it to your school.
- Jill Vialet, Founder of Playworks
The Idea
Playworks equips elementary school staff and youth development professionals with evidence-based tools to foster safe & healthy play on the playground and in the classroom.
Our resources include assessment tools, game instruction, group management strategies, and trainings that will guide you to teach and model safety, inclusion, respect, and conflict re...
Teachers today are expected to teach high academic standards, but we also need to be social worker, therapist, and psychologist. Lack of funding for staff and staff development; leave many teachers unprepared to handle all of the social emotional issues our students face every day. Playworks provides students the critical social and emotional skills they need to learn effectively in the classroom, solve their own conflicts and manage their behavior. Playworks programming delivers students back to the classroom who are ready to learn, providing teachers with the support they need to optimize their school day.
- Jayne Ropella, Principal with Saint Paul Public Schools for 20 years
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