Playworks Promotes Social And Emotional Learning

Playworks is the only national nonprofit sending trained "coaches” to under-served inner city schools. They currently have programs in 300 schools in 23 cities and serve around 130,000 students.


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Playworks trains adults in how to create, safe, rewarding and inclusive experiences at recess. These coaches then go out to low-income urban schools and train teachers and parents how to get the most out of learning opportunities even during recess. Coaches become a part of the school community.

Playworks also runs tutoring programs and physical activity programs. It is amazing what kids and adults can learn in terms of leadership skills, diversity tolerance and apparently much more according to results of their annual survey of participating principals, teachers and staff. With coaches in place students come back to class more focused and ready to learn. For the 2010 -11 school year Playworks surveyed over 2,500 educators. Here, briefly are the results.

98% reported an increase in the number of students that are physically active during recess
86% reported a decrease in incidents of bullying
87% reported a decrease in disciplinary referrals
88% reported a decrease in the number of conflicts originating on the playground and spilling over to class
85% reported a reduction in the amount of time transitioning from recess to classroom instruction.
89% reported an increase in students’ abilities to focus on class activities.

To learn more about Playworks so you can spread the word through YOUR social network -- and get involved visit www.playworks.org

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