Playworks

Playworks Barnet

Barnet, UK, Greater London

BACKGROUND

Playworks is the leading U.S. nonprofit leveraging the power of play to transform children’s social and emotional health. We partner with schools, districts, after-school programs, and other youth-serving organizations to ensure that kids experience physical activity and safe, meaningful play every day.

WHY WE PLAY

Research suggests that students who play develop healthier lifestyles, are more attentive in class, and achieve greater academic, social, and emotional success. Playworks offers simple, externally-validated strategies that are designed to get kids in the game and make playtime safe, inclusive, and fun for everyone.

THE IDEA

Calling all teachers, principals, school staff, and youth development professionals!

YOU have the power to be an active promoter of play, and Playworks is here to help.

Step 1) During your ChangeX 30 Day Challenge, you will take a short quiz to assess safety, engagement, and empowerment during playtime at your school or program. The results will help you develop your starter action plan!

Step 2) After ChangeX releases the funding for your idea, you and your starter team will receive an invitation to sign up for Keep Playing, a Playworks weekly email subscription that includes game videos and instructions, "brain break" ideas, social emotional skill connections, and more.

Step 3) Now it's time to connect with a Playworks expert! You and your starter team will receive customized, 1:1 consultation that will dive into evidence-based play practices and help you set realistic goals for improvement.

Step 4) Get the right equipment! You will use the funding you received from ChangeX to order supplies from the Playworks recommended equipment list.

Step 5) Little by little, you and your starter team will start implementing Playworks games and strategies at your school or program.

IMPACT

Small changes can make a big impact! After 6 months, you'll take another quiz to reassess your playtime to see if the games and play practices that you implemented have impacted safety, engagement, and empowerment.

CLICK "START PLAYWORKS" TO GET THE BALL ROLLING TODAY!

BACKGROUND

Playworks is the leading U.S. nonprofit leveraging the power of play to transform children’s social and emotional health. We partner with schools, districts, after-school programs, and other youth-serving organizations to ensure that kids experience physical activity and safe, meaningful play every day.

WHY WE PLAY

Research suggests that students who play develop healthier lifestyles, are more attentive in class, and achieve greater academic, social, and emotional success. Playworks offers simple, externally-validated strategies that are designed to get kids in the game and make playtime safe, inclusive, and fun for everyone.

THE IDEA

Calling all teachers, principals, school staff, and youth development professionals!

YOU have the power to be an active promoter of play, and Playworks is here to help.

Step 1) During your ChangeX 30 Day Challenge, you will take a short quiz to assess safety, engagement, and empowerment during playtime at your school or program. The results will help you develop your starter action plan!

Step 2) After ChangeX releases the funding for your idea, you and your starter team will receive an invitation to sign up for Keep Playing, a Playworks weekly email subscription that includes game videos and instructions, "brain break" ideas, social emotional skill connections, and more.

Step 3) Now it's time to connect with a Playworks expert! You and your starter team will receive customized, 1:1 consultation that will dive into evidence-based play practices and help you set realistic goals for improvement.

Step 4) Get the right equipment! You will use the funding you received from ChangeX to order supplies from the Playworks recommended equipment list.

Step 5) Little by little, you and your starter team will start implementing Playworks games and strategies at your school or program.

IMPACT

Small changes can make a big impact! After 6 months, you'll take another quiz to reassess your playtime to see if the games and play practices that you implemented have impacted safety, engagement, and empowerment.

CLICK "START PLAYWORKS" TO GET THE BALL ROLLING TODAY!

Simon Jebreel
Simon Jebreel
7ヶ月 前

Playtimes have been enhanced with improved play, leading to better behaviour, fewer accidents, and happier children and staff.
There have been opportunities for children to have reponsibilities. Children have reported feeling safer, and behaviour in classrooms after lunch have also improved.

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Emma Thompson 参加済み Playworks Barnet a Playworks グループ 2年以上 前
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Maureen Holder
Maureen Holder
2年以上 前

Hi Simon and Jatin.
Looking forward to working together to build an engaging playground for the children at Tudor School.

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Maureen Holder 参加済み Playworks Barnet a Playworks グループ 2年以上 前
Jatin Sheth 参加済み Playworks Barnet a Playworks グループ 2年以上 前
Simon Jebreel
Simon Jebreel
2年以上 前

What are the characteristics of a successful recess?
• Collaborative play
• A range of engaging child-led activities
• Opportunities for children to resolve issues/differences with peer mediation
• Opportunities for brain break from classroom learning
• Children displaying confidence

What will it look like at your site?
• The playground would have various zones for children to access
• The resources are zones would be inviting, engaging and motivating

What steps will you need to take to get there?
• Train support staff and meal time supervisors to facilitate group games
• Engage in pupil conferencing to ascertain preferences
• Update parents on the developments (posters and newsletters)
• Oragnise and share information in assemblies

Who will take the lead?
• Lead meal time supervisor with the support of the learning mentor, deputy heads and phase leaders

What is the timeline?
• Conferencing and design ideas – October 2021
• Purchasing and labelling – November 2021
• Trialling initiatives – Jan 2022
• Evaluating the investment/new initiative – Feb 2022

What support is needed and how will you get it?
• Money/funding from Playworks to purchase phsyical equipment/resources for the playground (benches, stage, audio, skipping ropes, balls, bats etc.)
• Opportunity to see what good practice looks like in other similar settings

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Simon Jebreel
Simon Jebreel
2年以上 前

What are the characteristics of a successful recess?
• Collaborative play
• A range of engaging child-led activities
• Opportunities for children to resolve issues/differences with peer mediation
• Opportunities for brain break from classroom learning
• Children displaying confidence

What will it look like at your site?
• The playground would have various zones for children to access
• The resources are zones would be inviting, engaging and motivating

What steps will you need to take to get there?
• Train support staff and meal time supervisors to facilitate group games
• Engage in pupil conferencing to ascertain preferences
• Update parents on the developments (posters and newsletters)
• Oragnise and share information in assemblies

Who will take the lead?
• Lead meal time supervisor with the support of the learning mentor, deputy heads and phase leaders

What is the timeline?
• Conferencing and design ideas – October 2021
• Purchasing and labelling – November 2021
• Trialling initiatives – Jan 2022
• Evaluating the investment/new initiative – Feb 2022

What support is needed and how will you get it?
• Money/funding from Playworks to purchase phsyical equipment/resources for the playground (benches, stage, audio, skipping ropes, balls, bats etc.)
• Opportunity to see what good practice looks like in other similar settings

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Simon Jebreel 参加済み Playworks Barnet a Playworks グループ 2年以上 前

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