Jill Vialet is founder and CEO of Playworks, a nonprofit that partners with schools to use recess and play to improve children’s social-emotional learning and experience in school. A recent RAND ...

Jill Vialet is founder and CEO of Playworks, a nonprofit that partners with schools to use recess and play to improve children’s social-emotional learning and experience in school. A recent RAND ...

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You won’t find swings, slides or a kickball field outside Rhawnhurst School. Instead, the elementary school’s “playground” is a vast expanse of barren blacktop with just a lone basketball hoop.

The sound of children yelling and laughing breaks through the crisp December air at Cummings Elementary School in Alief. Kindergarteners flit across the playground, bouncing balls and hopscotching ...

Have you played a game lately? Playworks founder Jill Vialet catching a game of Roshambo (rock, paper, scissors) at recess, and getting crushed (rock crushes scissors!). A simple game can help us ...

Recess has taken a beating in recent years. Because of shrinking budgets and ever-increasing academic demands, playground time in many school districts has dwindled, seen as a frivolous luxury. In ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / February 2, 2023 / For its 12th Annual Service Day, AEG partnered with Playworks, a leading non-profit, to offer the company's Southern California employees a chance to ...

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)- A new program is turning into a win-win situation by helping older students mentor younger children. At the same time, the program is helping those younger children flourish. The ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... During a typical recess at Denver’s Maxwell Elementary School, kids line up to play a game of four square. Encouraging words are heard throughout the game ...