Stories of Play

Darryl A. Irizarry, II is a new Board Member at Playworks PA. He is a Senior Development Officer at Community College of Philadelphia, and we are thrilled to have him join our team. Darryl grew up in the Fairhill section of Philadelphia and attended William Cramp Elementary School. He first learned about Playworks through a…

The staff of Playworks PA is extremely grateful for the support you continue to demonstrate each year! Through your generosity, we were able to raise $79,056, the driving force for us to partner with many new Philadelphia schools this year. One of our new partner schools is Anna B. Day School – where students like…

Angelique has been a cheerful student at Bayard Taylor Elementary School since she was in Kindergarten. Last year, with the encouragement from her friends and family, she became a Playworks Junior Coach at her school. Once a month, Angelique and a few of her classmates go to the neighborhood food bank to help people who…

We recently interviewed Coach Brigit to learn why she decided to work with Playworks.  Here is what she had to say: “I came to Playworks because of my love for physical activity and the firm belief that physical activity coupled with the power of play have a unique ability to teach lifelong lessons and skills…

Aishe is a 6th-grade student from Philadelphia Montessori Charter School who took some time to explain why she became a Junior Coach: “I love working with younger children and teaching different games. Coach K teaches us a lot of new things and how to solve problems using ro sham bo! I also like that we…