Playworks: We believe in the power of play to bring out the best in every kid!
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, CA, Campbell
, CA, Silicon Valley
Friends and family, Individuals, Foundations, NGOs, Businesses, National government, Customers.
San Mateo, Santa Clara, Other.
Playworks’ mission is to improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for safe, meaningful play. We use play, a universally accessible concept, to improve the educational climate for 190,000 children at 390 low-income schools across the United States. Children use play as a way to learn how to navigate the world. Playworks gives our kids tools to ensure they have positive relationships in a supportive environment.
Playworks believes lessons learned on the playground are key for our chance at a positive future. Every recess, we create leaders by imparting essential concepts such as teamwork, conflict resolution, and fair play. Our students move through life having learned early the positive effects of empathy.
Introduction to school districts
The power of play in schools, community organizations and more!
RWJF is a key supporter in Playworks' history of growth and current plan to scale its vision and program implementation nationally. The Einhorn Family Charitable Trust has been a major investor and partner in recognizing our impact on school climate and social/emotional learning skills such as empathy for kids in schools.
Playworks most significant challenge is getting education leaders to recognize empathy as an essential educational outcome. We plan to overcome this challenge by continuing to demonstrate the positive impacts in valuing, modeling and teaching empathy in more schools statewide and nationally.
creating a safe space, developing emotional competency, building leadership skills, group play, collective problem-solving, identifying shared values and differences, instilling courage, enabling action.
6-12.