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The Importance of Play In this episode, Scarlett talks with Jonathon Gay, executive director of the New England division of Playworks. "Play is a basic human need. Kids who play are resilient, empathetic, and active. Through play, kids learn to make friends, solve problems, and believe in themselves. Even in hard times." Playworks, a nonprofit organization that helps kids be active and build valuable life skills through play, is a new partner Learn more About Scarlett here: https://chooselovemovement.org/
Welcome to this episode of the Creating Good podcast, brought to you by Rogue Creatives, designed to connect with and learn from people in the nonprofit sector. I'm your host, Matt Barnes. In this episode, I'm joined by Elizabeth Cushing, President and CEO of Playworks. Join us as we explore how structured play can transform education, build essential life skills, and create more engaging learning environments. So sit back, relax, and let's jump right into it.
Utilizing play is an effective tool to connect with people, and is a powerful way to build a healthy and vibrant nonprofit culture. When nonprofits incorporate play into their culture, they can boost creativity, improve morale, and drive productivity and innovation. So, how can nonprofits get started with implementing play into their culture, and what impact could this shift have on their overall mission and success? Learn how using the power of play can positively shape nonprofit culture with Elizabeth Cushing from Playworks! Nonprofit Pulse is a podcast that explores trends, insights, and resources that help nonprofits accomplish their mission. See the full transcript and show notes: www.anedot.com/blog/nonprofit-culture-the-power-of-play Learn more about Nonprofit Pulse: https://www.nonprofitpulse.com/ Nonprofit Pulse is brought to you by Anedot: Anedot helps organizations save time and money with powerful giving tools. With an easy-to-use platform, no monthly fees, and award-winning service, Anedot makes it easy for organizations of all sizes to receive donations online and grow their base. Anedot is trusted by more than 30,000 nonprofits, churches, ministries, campaigns, and universities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about Anedot
Learning is a risky business that requires trying new things and being ready to fail. Play has many benefits for children, including improved language and problem-solving skills, perseverance, and creativity. However, not all kids have access to play due to budget cuts and program reductions. This episode explores the impact of play on children's development and well-being, how play can create equity in education, and ways to ensure all students have access to play. In this episode, Elizabeth Cushing, CEO of Playworks, joins Kevin P. Chavous to discuss the importance of play in education. 0:00 Introduction to Play in Education 2:30 Elizabeth's Background 4:00 Play-Based Approaches: Finland vs. US 5:30 Science of Play and Child Development 7:30 Playworks Overview 10:00 Playworks Games and Techniques 11:30 Results in Schools 13:00 Addressing Educational Challenges 15:30 Promoting Play in Education 17:30 Partnerships with School Districts 18:30 Resources for Educators and Parents ----------------------------------------------- This is, What I Want to Know. Join the conversation using #WIWTK on social media and be sure to leave a review! WIWTK X (Twitter) – https://x.com/wiwtkpodcast WIWTK Facebook –https://www.facebook.com/wiwtkpodcast WIWTK Instagram –https://www.instagram.com/wiwtkpodcast/ Now Streaming: Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-i-want-to-know-with-kevin-p-chavous/id1561682450 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/5KkzBkzDhmQB8VNrDtP3BF Amazon Music – https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/01336bdd-f957-4d96-af5a-35538859e65d/what-i-want-to-know-with-kevin-p-chavous
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Could unlocking our full potential be as simple as integrating play into our daily routines? Join us in this enlightening episode as we delve into the transformative power of play with guest Elizabeth Cushing, CEO of Playworks. Elizabeth shares invaluable insights on why creating safe and engaging environments for play is crucial for the development of children and how these principles can be applied to enhance creativity and productivity in the corporate world. From discussing traditional education challenges to exploring innovative strategies for bringing play into schools and workplaces, this episode is packed with actionable knowledge. Discover how play can foster human connections, encourage adaptive behaviors, and improve learning outcomes for children and adults alike. What We Discuss in this Episode The critical role of play in creating secure learning environments for kids. Overcoming the challenges of traditional education systems. Integrating play to cultivate human connection and workplace synergy. Leveraging resources from Playworks to bring play into various settings. The unexpected benefits of play for creativity, engagement, and learning. How a simple coin toss can resolve business decisions effectively. Elizabeth's journey with Playworks and their strategic shift in reaching children. The profound impact of adult participation in play on child development. Adopting playful approaches to daily activities like waiting in line. The interplay of play, innovation, and organizational evolution. Episode Show Notes: https://leadersoftransformation.com/podcast/education/479-the-playful-path-igniting-learning-creativity-in-schools-and-workplaces-with-elizabeth-cushing
In this episode of Health Nonprofit Digital Marketing, we round out our third episode in a series of conversations around ethical storytelling and its profound impact on digital marketing for health-related nonprofits. Our guest, Beth Eisen of Playworks, a passionate advocate for storytelling with an equity lens, shares insights into how compelling narratives can change hearts, minds, and behaviors. Join us as we explore the power of authentic storytelling and how it can be leveraged to support health causes without exploiting individuals or communities. We'll discuss the intersection of development and marketing, the complexities of celebrity relationships with nonprofits, and the importance of building a strong team. About the guest Beth Eisen is a seasoned marketing and communications professional who has successfully raised awareness, engagement, and revenue for many organizations. She is currently the Head of Marketing and Communications at Playworks. Beth has over a decade of nonprofit experience and has also worked at a PR agency, for foreign governments and in the technology sector; she graduated Magna Cume Laude from Rutgers University. She's passionate about equity, sports, traveling, and animals. If you find her on a Playworks playground, she'll usually be playing kickball, foursquare, or soccer. Resources Hubspot Blogs: https://blog.hubspot.com/ Chronicle of Philanthropy: https://www.philanthropy.com/ Education Week: https://www.edweek.org/Marketo: https://nation.marketo.com/ Contact Beth Playworks website: https://www.playworks.org/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/betheisen/
Join us for an engaging and informative conversation on the importance of brand reinvention. In this episode, we feature Samantha Lomow. She is best known for her 20+ years at Hasbro where she was the President of Branded Entertainment and led the company's portfolio of Global Brands. She also played a pivotal role in building multi-billion dollar entertainment franchises of GI Joe and Transformers. Samantha was also the Chief Customer Officer at Footlocker and is currently on the board at Claire's and is the founder and CEO of her newest endeavor Playworks!
In this episode of Transform Your Workplace, guest Elizabeth Cushing, CEO of Playworks, shares insights into the power of play. And while we may think of play time as exclusively for kids, adults can also learn a lot about themselves and others through play. Tune in to find out how our guest was inspired to champion the cause of play and how play can make a difference in your relationships, your perspective, and ultimately, your business. TAKEAWAYS While it's evident that kids benefit from play, adults can also learn valuable lessons through play in the areas of team building, socialization, and overall personal development. Play is a crucial avenue for learning teamwork, curiosity, and conflict resolution. Adults, especially leaders, should actively participate in play to break down barriers and build trust in the workplace. Opportunities for play cannot be forced; instead, players should be invited to participate of their own accord. A QUICK GLIMPSE INTO OUR PODCAST
239: Nonprofit Leadership: 3 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started (Elizabeth Cushing)SUMMARYWhere are you on Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership? In episode #239, seasoned nonprofit leader Elizabeth Cushing shares some of her biggest surprises along the journey, lessons she learned while leading large-scale organizational growth during a global pandemic, and the three things she wished she'd known before her journey began. Learn the differences between scaling an organization versus scaling the solution, and how large-scale change can affect your overall fundraising efforts and donor development. Elizabeth shares sage advice for every emerging nonprofit leader. ABOUT ELIZABETHElizabeth Cushing is the CEO of Playworks, a national organization headquartered in Oakland, CA, that helps schools and school districts make the most of recess through on-site staffing, consultative support, professional development, and free resources. Elizabeth has been with Playworks for 17 years. She became president in 2011, and CEO in 2021. As CEO, Elizabeth leads the senior management team and ensures that all strategic targets are met across the organization. She has spearheaded Playworks' growth plan, leading the organization through a scaling strategy that took it from partnering with 61 schools in 2004 to nearly 2,000 schools in 2020. Elizabeth has more than 25 years of nonprofit management experience with youth development and youth-serving organizations, and as a leader in the youth development field, is frequently invited to speak about Playworks' scaling experience, and how play supports children's development and wellbeing.EPISODE TOPICS & RESOURCESWhy Play Works: Big Changes Start Small by Jill VialetLearn more about Elizabeth and Playworks hereReady for a Mastermind? Learn more here!Have you gotten Patton's book Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership: Seven Keys to Advancing Your Career in the Philanthropic Sector?Watch for the companion workbook and the audio version of Patton's best seller, Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership, coming soon!
Elizabeth Cushing, CEO of Playworks, shares the secret to creating a thriving workplace culture. Elizabeth is the powerhouse behind the game-changing concept of integrating 'play' into work culture. She has been on an extraordinary journey translating this essential element of human nature into something so compelling that it's reshaping the corporate cultures of organizations like Salesforce and K-12 schools. Elizabeth's potent combination of human understanding, experience, and business acumen, honed over her 19-year tenure at Playworks, position her at the leading edge of this innovative idea.Find out how the power of play can transform your workplace in ways you never imagined. In this episode, you will be able to:Find out the critical role of integrating a play element in corporate culture building.Recognize the surprising correlation between playful approaches and problem-solving efficacy and productivity in the workplace.Decipher the art and science of establishing a comprehensive, collaborative work environment.Grasp the complexity of adapting to remote work, turning problems into prospects.Conceive the vital need for flexible work models and strong company culture in an ever-changing workspace.//WHEN YOU'RE READY, HERE'S HOW WE CAN HELP YOU//TAKE THE FREE 5-MINUTE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT ASSESSMENThttps://turningthecornerllc.com/hr/employee-engagement/assessment/DOWNLOAD A FREE SELF-ASSESSMENT:https://turningthecornerllc.com/free-assessment/SCHEDULE A CALL WITH A HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANThttps://turningthecornerllc.com/LISTEN TO OUR PODCASTApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-turned-the-corner/id1637875430Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/2S4sGuOSeXWXIKY7zMW1p5Google Podcast:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RldGl6ZS5jb20vcnNzL05lTUhWV0tSSQiHeart Radio:https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-how-i-turned-the-corner-100448118/HIRE KENDRA AS A CONSULTANT OR KEYNOTE SPEAKERhttps://kendraprospero.com/__________Say hello on social:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TurningthecornerllcJobsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TurningTheCornerLLCInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/turning_the_corner/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/turning-the-corner/
Being an "adult" can suck the sense of play and creativity out of us! Samantha Lomow, CEO of Playworks! has successfully led major change efforts at companies like Foot Locker and Hasbro. She shares valuable lessons on the importance of play and creativity in our careers and how we can get back to leveraging our inner child.
The author of "Rethinking Recess: Creating Safe and Inclusive Playtime For All Children in School," Dr. Rebecca London, shares her research and guidelines for recess from Playworks. Find "lookfors" and important mindsets for educators to explore about the key elements and benefits of recess. Should we be coaching teachers and assistants for guiding students to gain the most from recess time? Visit the Playworks website here. Connect with Rebecca and find her book here. Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit BarkleyPD.com to find new episodes!
Why is play so important for children's bodies? How important are kid's shoes? And how exactly does screen time affect kid's bodies? We dive into all this and more in this week's episode with the amazing Maegan Mak, the owner of PlayWorks Physio, a paediatric physiotherapy clinic located in Port Moody, BC. Tune in to hear: How a paediatric physiotherapist can help kids from birth to age 18 [4:55] Why outdoor play spaces have a different impact on kids' bodies than indoor play spaces [7:47] How screen time affects little bodies [13:35] How to choose appropriate shoes for your kids (this one blew our mind!) [18:39] How to help your kids develop awareness of their body so they know how hard they can push themselves [24:14] Check out PlayWorks Physio at www.playworksphysio.com, on Facebook and on Instagram! Connect with us on Instagram for more tips @getoutsidewithkids Check out our website for our favourite gear to get outside!
IMPORTANT! Special Meeting at 4:30 PM at #PYLUSDVote PYL Vote is bringing News, Training, Crime Reports, Wrong Doing and Right Doing regarding our community politics and politicians. Everything you need to know in the Placentia Yorba Linda area. The PYL area includes Yorba Linda, Placentia, Brea, Fullerton, and Anaheim. Link to articleshttps://rumble.com/v1jug37-pylusd-school-board-president-carrie-buck-is-hopelessly-corrupt-connected-t.htmlPlacentia Yorba Linda Unified School District President, Carrie Buck, who (at the start of this year) abused children in her district for months by unilaterally adopting an illegal mesh mask policy above and beyond what was recommended by the California Department of Public Health and the CDC, is hopelessly corrupt.In this video, TGP's founder, Ryan Heath, interviews PYLUSD Board Member, Leandra Blades, to expose Ms. Buck's corruption. Here, Leandra and Ryan discuss Ms. Buck's ties to the World Economic Forum, BlackRock, the Omidyar Network, Hollywood, and other leftist elitist institutions and industries that benefit when American children suffer. In short, Carrie Buck is self-interested in abusing children and should resign immediately.Under Ms. Buck's leadership, federal COVID-19 relief dollars are flowing freely to Marxist nonprofit organizations that exist to indoctrinate children with anti-American ideologies. In PYLUSD, COVID relief funds are used for just about anything, including tens of thousands of dollars going to a leftist nonprofit, Playworks, that brainwashes children with DEI, CRT, and "anti-racism" under the guise of teaching them "how to play."The corruption of this story isn't limited to PYLUSD. Unfortunately, the Orange County District Attorney, Todd Spitzer (who claims to be a conservative), is baselessly threatening school board members in PYLUSD that stood up to Carrie Buck's illegal mask policies.Notably, Mr. Spitzer has no statutory authority to speak on this matter. His letter to the district in support of Ms. Buck is nothing more than a political smear campaign aimed at Leandra and her fellow pro-parent board member Mr. Youngblood.Based on his actions over the past few months, Todd Spitzer has demonstrated that he is clearly corrupt. He should also resign immediately.The Gavel Project (a 501(c)(3) public charity) is fundraising to sue Ms. Buck on behalf of Ms. Blades. We aim to rectify the situation in this district by holding Ms. Buck personally liable for violating the First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of Leandra and her constituents.To support litigation in this case (and others), please visit The Gavel Project's website to make a tax-deductible donation: thegavelproject.comhttps://www.optouttoday.com/https://www.facebook.com/ingleforpylusdwww.VoteForFrazier.comhttps://www.facebook.com/VoteForFrazierhttps://www.ryanbent.org/https://www.facebook.com/RyanBentYLCC/#Placentia #YorbaLinda #Fullerton #Anaheim #Brea #PlacentiaYorbaLindaSchoolUnifiedSchool #Politics #citycouncil #SexEducation #TeachersUnion #APLE #CriticalRaceThoery #SchoolBoard #Education #California
Jill Vialet is the founder of Playworks, the leading American non-profit leveraging the power of safe, fun, and healthy play at school every day. Playworks creates a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills. Playworks partners with schools, districts, and after-school programs to provide a service or mix of services including on-site coaches, professional training for school staff who support recess, and consultative partnerships. In this conversation, Jill informs us of the significance of play for children, adolescents and adults and its relationship to a more engaged, communicative society. I asked Jill on as I have been thinking about the lack of play and fun in our jam-packed lives. Jill speaks with a wise nuance and with a passion that is truly uplifting. I hope this podcast might encourage you to look at the less serious aspects of life such as play with more reverence and crucial to our personal and collective wellbeing. If you would like to learn more about Jill or the work of Playworks, please see the link below. Thanks a mill friends! https://www.playworks.org/Sign up to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/earthlydelightspod
An interview with Jill Vialet, Founder of Playworks.And ultimately, what you're trying to do is set these kids up to succeed, not to eliminate risk, but to help them learn how to manage and mitigate and navigate risk in a way that helps them to be able to just thrive.Jill VialetPlayworks inspirationSetting children up to succeedManaging and navigating riskThe value of playAddressing sustainability Developing programming COVID-19 pandemic impacthttps://www.movetolivemore.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/move-to-live-more@MovetoLiveMore
Anyone who has attended our workshops on how to design large-scale change is familiar with Playworks, a nonprofit organization based in Oakland, CA. With their permission, we present a case study of their plans to go to scale as a way to teach people how to set compelling aims for spread/scale. So we thought we should check in on Playworks and their progress toward their truly ambitious aims. In this episode, we sit down with the CEO of Playworks, Elizabeth Cushing, and dive into the rollercoaster ride of leading an organization through an astonishing transformation and all the lessons learned along the way. Elizabeth has some edge of your chair stories about the thrill of victory and agony of defeat in the day to day adventures of leading large-scale change during a global pandemic. We learned so much in this conversation and we know you will, too. Show Highlights: The difference between scaling the organization and scaling the solution (hint: one has more impact than the other) Major pivots Playworks accomplished during the pandemic Setting an aim invigorates organizations and galvanizes donor support, and is well worth doing, even if the aim is not achieved What's next for Playworks Show Resources: Recesslab.org Game Library Pre-order Becky's Book Impact With Integrity: Repair the World Without Breaking Yourself
Jill Vialet is the founder of Playworks, the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of safe, fun, and healthy play at school every day. Playworks creates a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills. Playworks partners with schools, districts, and after-school programs to provide a service or mix of services including on-site coaches, professional training for school staff who support recess, and consultative partnerships.Learn more about the organization at https://www.playworks.org/.She is also the author of Why Play Works. You can find the book at https://www.playworks.org/illinois/2021/08/24/playworks-founder-jill-vialet-publishes-why-play-works/. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube: https://podfollow.com/playfulhumans/Theme Music: Chasing the Sunshine by Pink Zebra - Licenced at Envato ElementsSupport the show (https://paypal.me/mikedmontague)
Meett Jill Vialet: Now if you don't already know Jill… buckle up. Jill Vialet is an incredible social entrepreneur, author and public speaker. She is the co-founder of Oakland's Museum of Children's Art (www.mocha.org) and the founder of Playworks (www.playworks.org), a national nonprofit committed to bringing out the best in students by leveraging the power of play. In 2006, Jill was a Fellow at Stanford's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (better known as the dschool), and as a result co-founded Substantial (www.substantialclassrooms.org) to redesign the way that schools and districts recruit, train and support substitute teaching. She is the author of the middle grade novel, Recess Rules and the forthcoming nonfiction book Why Play Works: Big Changes Start Small Jill is a frequent public speaker, including several amazing Ted talks Jill is currently teaching a course on Design for Play at Stanford's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (better known as the d.school) and Social Entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Jill is also a Visiting Scholar at Haas where she is exploring the intersection of democracy, social entrepreneurship, business and play. What I love about Jill is that she has dedicated her career to one of the foundational elements to real success in life… the power of play. In a world where it is all too easy to fall prey to the seriousness of both our own life and the world around us, play is possibly the best antidote for so many of our problems. Stress, lack of creativity, energy levels, brain health, overall health and so much more is dramatically improved by incorporating play into our lives. Spending just a little bit of time in Jill's presence and you will not only be energized by her amazing wisdom and spirit but you will be armed with the mindset and the tools to bring more joy into every area of your life. Connect with Jill: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillvialet Twitter: @jillvialet Instagram: @jillvialet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jill.vialet ... If you're interested in learning more about challenges and how you can use them to maximize your reach, increase your impact and grow your coaching business just click here: http://mychallengecreator.com/
Devin: What is your superpower? What do you think of as that singular strength that helps you to be so incredibly successful?Jill: You know, I have a really good friend, Marion Fredman, who told me once when I was a young leader at my first nonprofit Museum of Children’s Art, she said, “Jill, we’re many different people in our lives.” I think similarly, we have many different superpowers. I think more recently, the superpower that has given me the most success has been my ability to convince other people of their transformative power to make the world a better place, to really contribute, to make a difference.Jill Vialet founded the national nonprofit Playworks, which operates effective programs both during and after school across the country. She recently wrote a book, Why Play Works, about the lessons she’s learned over 25 years. Her insights demand our attention.Jill sees play as relevant not only for healthy childhood development but also for adults. Bemoaning the current political environment in which people vilify their political rivals—often including friends and neighbors whose cars have the wrong bumper sticker or caps have the wrong slogan—she sees play as a part of the solution.She notes that play teaches us that we need “healthy competition to get better.” Republicans challenging Democratic policies could be seen as helping to hone the principles and polish the messages to convince people of their value. In addition, she observes that play helps get us comfortable with rules. You can’t imagine playing sports without rules. That framework helps us tolerate rules that govern work and society, too.Jill attributes learning creativity and innovation to play. She adds that leadership is also learned that way. This is true perhaps, especially for unstructured play. Recently, she hike the John Muir Trail from Yosemite to Moun Whitney admitting that there was no structured purpose for this play but values it just the same.One critical thing value she sites for play is its ability to teach us to manage risks. “Play is this—it's an undeniably risky behavior that has survived evolution nonetheless, partly because the way you learn to handle risk is by taking manageable risks. Play really is that that tool. People climb jungle gyms or they play hide and seek; in a lot of ways, those are just playing out, dealing with fears of heights and or being worried about abandonment.”Having left her full-time role at Playworks during the pandemic, which sadly required a layoff in which she included herself, Jill has shifted her time and focus to academia. She now teaches at both the University of California Berkeley and Stanford. She describes her superpower as “my ability to convince other people of their transformative power to make the world a better place, to really contribute, to make a difference.”How to Develop the Ability to Convince Other People of Their Transformative Power As a SuperpowerJill’s leadership at Playworks is just one piece of evidence of that ability. In 1988, she founded the Museum of Children’s Art (or MOCHA) which continues to thrive today. In fact, the high school intern, Nina Woodruff-Walker, who volunteered to help Jill launch it 34 years ago is now the executive director. Her leadership ability, including what she describes as her superpower, has left an impressive mark on her community and the country. She adds that she pairs her superpower with “my ability to get the hell out of the way.” While uttered in jest, I suspect there is a foundation of truth there. She is also keen on holding people accountable. When Playworks earned support from AmeriCorps members, she fired one. Someone said, “You can’t fire Americorps members.” Jill describes her response as, “I’m like, Oh yes, we can.” Accountability is a partner of empowerment.As a professor, she teaches her students a key principle, that there is not only one right answer. She invites guest lecturers with whom she disagrees to present to the students to help them develop their personal sense of mission, purpose and values. She sees this an empowering approach that will enable them to change the world. Remembering this can help you do the same. Your vision for how you change the world should be defined by your passions and life experiences, not Jill’s—or mine. You can change the world. And you can convince other people of their transformative power as well. With practice, this can become one of your superpowers. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe
Adeola (“Ola”) Whitney has 20+ years of experience in both education and community service. After earning her Bachelor's degree from Oberlin College in English and African-American Studies, she held leadership and management roles with Playworks, Kaplan, and McGraw-Hill. In her first role with Reading Partners, she served as Chief Regional Operations Officer, overseeing most parts of the organization while managing over a dozen Executive Directors across the country. Later, at iMentor, Ola led the expansion and implementation of the college-success program and managed executive leadership in the Bay Area, Baltimore, Chicago, and New York City. Now, Ola is back at Reading Partners as the organization's CEO. Reading Partners' mission is to unlock student potential by raising reading achievement in 12 key regions around the U.S. Ola Whitney is a passionate leader who sincerely believes that one person can make a difference in the world, and she is doing her part to lead by example. To get access to all episodes and free resources, visit ChangingLivesPodcast.com.
This week's guest on The Friday Fireside is Jonathan Boltax Co-Founder and CEO of PlayWorks Digital Limited. After a long career stateside at NBC and Cablevision, Jonathan took his “game” to Israel, and has been building a well-distributed and popular television games platform. He beat Netflix and Amazon to the punch, and unlike virtually everybody else in the interactive television space, PlayWorks is making money! Games is the secret!
SPP 133: The Power of Play Special thanks to MedTravelers for sponsoring this episode! https://www.medtravelers.com/SchoolPsyched/ Join #psychedpodcast to have a conversation about the benefits of play! https://www.playworks.org/about/staff/meet-ceo-founder/ Jill Vialet is the founder of Playworks, the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of safe, fun, and healthy play at school every day. Playworks creates a place… Continue reading SPP 133: The Power of Play
Jill Vialet (Founder of Playworks) joins Phil to discuss her new book; Why Play Works - Big Changes Start Small. In this conversation Jill shares; - Her introduction to play and how she forged a career in this industry - A story about a colleague interacting with a school that didn't have recess - How the research supports the importance of play - The activity that she often ends her programs with. Find out more about Playworks - playworks.org Find out more about Jill - jillvialet.com
Recess can be the most productive part of the day and lead to success in the classroom. Or it can go the other direction if not properly structured. Listen to Whitney Bunn explain how Playworks Michigan can help.Watch the video version here.https://youtu.be/hLSJD4llQW4
Beloved former Tobin Playworks Coach "Coach D" discusses what he's been doing since passing the Tobin torch to Coach Sam, how he initially got involved in Playworks, and what to make of this disappointing Celtics season. Then Mr. Gordon answers a listener question and welcomes back 6th grader Octavius for the Drip segment.
Impact investing involves working with companies with the intention to generate measurable, beneficial social impact alongside a financial return, allowing investors to showcase their values and intentions. With the application of a gender lens, investors can make responsible decisions that align with their gender values as well as their social values.In this episode, Christine Shaw speaks with Kristin Hull, founder, CEO and CIO of Nia Impact Capital. Kristin shares her experience with impact investing, and how her values are reflected in her company’s practices. In this episode, you will learn: What impact investing is and why it’s importantHow socially responsible investing has changed over the past decades — and why Nia Impact Capital uses a less traditional screening approach when working with companiesThe importance of diversity reporting and how it can change company practicesThe work that Nia Investment Capital is doing in the gender, race and equity spheresAnd more!Tune in to hear from Nia Impact Capital founder and CEO Kristin Hull as she shares the importance of impact investing from a gender and a racial equity point of view!Resources: InvestmentNews | Christine Shaw | Nia Impact Capital | Kristin Hull, PhD | Instagram: Nia Impact Capital | Twitter: Nia Impact Capital | The Money Doula BlogGuest bio: Kristin is a conscious investor empowering individuals, families and organizations to invest in alignment with their values, for the world they want to see. Kristin launched Nia Global Solutions in 2013 to bring activism and impact investing into the public markets. In doing so, she developed Nia’s six solutions-focused investment themes, weaving a gender lens throughout the investment thesis.Kristin founded Nia Community Investments in 2010, a 100% mission-aligned investment fund focused on social justice and environmental sustainability in Oakland. Prior to Nia Community, Kristin served as president and chair of the Board of the Hull Family Foundation from 2007 to 2011, where she oversaw all of the investment efforts, transitioning the endowment from a traditional investment portfolio to one of the country’s first 100% mission impact invested portfolios. Kristin is also a co-founder of Impact Hub Oakland, a co-working space nurturing entrepreneurs and social change makers.Prior to dedicating her career to conscious investing, Kristin served as an educator and classroom teacher. In 1997, Kristin co-founded the North Oakland Community Charter School, and served on the founding board of the George Mark Children’s House, the first freestanding children’s hospice and palliative care center in the U.S.Kristin is devoted to promoting inclusion and diversity in leadership, to re-envisioning capitalism and to changing the face of finance. She serves on the board of directors for the Mosaic Project and Community Action Fund for Women of Africa (CAFWA) and is an advisor to Playworks, the Nicholson Foundation, and ToSomeone.Kristin holds a Ph.D. in Urban Education from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.A. in Research in Bilingual Education from Stanford University. She earned her B.A. and teaching credentials at Tufts University.
Impact investing involves working with companies with the intention to generate measurable, beneficial social impact alongside a financial return, allowing investors to showcase their values and intentions. With the application of a gender lens, investors can make responsible decisions that align with their gender values as well as their social values.In this episode, Christine Shaw speaks with Kristin Hull, founder, CEO and CIO of Nia Impact Capital. Kristin shares her experience with impact investing, and how her values are reflected in her company’s practices. In this episode, you will learn: What impact investing is and why it’s importantHow socially responsible investing has changed over the past decades — and why Nia Impact Capital uses a less traditional screening approach when working with companiesThe importance of diversity reporting and how it can change company practicesThe work that Nia Investment Capital is doing in the gender, race and equity spheresAnd more!Tune in to hear from Nia Impact Capital founder and CEO Kristin Hull as she shares the importance of impact investing from a gender and a racial equity point of view!Resources: InvestmentNews | Christine Shaw | Nia Impact Capital | Kristin Hull, PhD | Instagram: Nia Impact Capital | Twitter: Nia Impact Capital | The Money Doula BlogGuest bio: Kristin is a conscious investor empowering individuals, families and organizations to invest in alignment with their values, for the world they want to see. Kristin launched Nia Global Solutions in 2013 to bring activism and impact investing into the public markets. In doing so, she developed Nia’s six solutions-focused investment themes, weaving a gender lens throughout the investment thesis.Kristin founded Nia Community Investments in 2010, a 100% mission-aligned investment fund focused on social justice and environmental sustainability in Oakland. Prior to Nia Community, Kristin served as president and chair of the Board of the Hull Family Foundation from 2007 to 2011, where she oversaw all of the investment efforts, transitioning the endowment from a traditional investment portfolio to one of the country’s first 100% mission impact invested portfolios. Kristin is also a co-founder of Impact Hub Oakland, a co-working space nurturing entrepreneurs and social change makers.Prior to dedicating her career to conscious investing, Kristin served as an educator and classroom teacher. In 1997, Kristin co-founded the North Oakland Community Charter School, and served on the founding board of the George Mark Children’s House, the first freestanding children’s hospice and palliative care center in the U.S.Kristin is devoted to promoting inclusion and diversity in leadership, to re-envisioning capitalism and to changing the face of finance. She serves on the board of directors for the Mosaic Project and Community Action Fund for Women of Africa (CAFWA) and is an advisor to Playworks, the Nicholson Foundation, and ToSomeone.Kristin holds a Ph.D. in Urban Education from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.A. in Research in Bilingual Education from Stanford University. She earned her B.A. and teaching credentials at Tufts University.
In the Coronavirus pandemic, more attention is being paid to the psychological affects of kids not being able to get physical activity and interact with each other. Since before COVID, Playworks has been helping kids to stay active and build valuable life skills through play. And like all of us, they've had to adapt in 2020.Matt Matthews of Playworks Michigan joins us to explain the importance of play for kids, and the ways that Playworks has pivoted, offering opportunities for physical interaction and play for students in person, as well as those in front of a screen.More: https://www.playworks.org/playathomeMichigan Motors Forward is produced by JAG in Detroit Podcasts in collaboration with Tanner Friedman Strategic Communications.https://jagindetroit.com/https://tannerfriedman.com/
On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, we are joined by Christine Arylo, the author of Overwhelmed and Over It: Embrace Your Power to Stay Centred and Sustained in a Chaotic World. As a transformational leadership advisor, three time best-selling author, and host of the popular Feminine Power Time podcast, she is recognized worldwide for her work helping women to make shift happen-- in the lives they lead, in the work they do, and the world they wish to create. Also on the program is Lori Pearlstein. She is an Improv Artist, who has worked as an actor, comedian, & casting director. After studying in NYC with Philip Seymour Hoffman, she moved back to Toronto and founded PlayWorks, which uses the principles of improv to help people become more comfortable with being uncomfortable, overcome fear of judgement & develop the confidence to face challenges. This show's Featured Artist is talented 17-year-old Singer-Songwriter Paige Blossom.
Manan Mehta, founding partner at Unshackled Ventures, shares his personal journey as the son of immigrants and how he built a venture capital firm with a mission to support foreign born founders. His authentic stories describes unfair barriers and his solutions to overcome them. Great teams are also self-aware on their blind spots The only VC with immigration attorneys as partnersHamilton - Immigrants (we get the job done)Non-profit: Playworks
As schools work through reopening plans and teachers reframe curricula for hybrid learning and policy-makers talk of "learning loss," it might be easy to forget the impact of the pandemic on children's opportunity to play and to learn through play. Playworks, a national non-profit that helps schools maximize the potential of recess and play for children's social and emotional growth, immediately saw the challenge the pandemic would pose for schools, parks, playgrounds, and families, working over the summer to prepare reopening guides and to redo their games and challenges for online and distanced formats. In this CoLab we discuss the resulting resource bank that teachers and families can use to return play to the school day - even when that school day is on Zoom. Learn more and access resources at https://writenow.nwp.org/play-is-an-essential-a-playworks-colab-babdf6d2836
As schools work through reopening plans and teachers reframe curricula for hybrid learning and policy-makers talk of "learning loss," it might be easy to forget the impact of the pandemic on children's opportunity to play and to learn through play. Playworks, a national non-profit that helps schools maximize the potential of recess and play for children's social and emotional growth, immediately saw the challenge the pandemic would pose for schools, parks, playgrounds, and families, working over the summer to prepare reopening guides and to redo their games and challenges for online and distanced formats. In this CoLab we discuss the resulting resource bank that teachers and families can use to return play to the school day - even when that school day is on Zoom. Guests Elizabeth Cushing, CEO, Playworks Danyel Crutcher, Senior Manager of Special Projects, Playworks Learn more and access resources at Write Now, our publication at Medium.
Jill Vialet serial social entrepreneur, Ashoka Fellow -- waves anonymity and speaks her mind about Boards, philanthropy, DEI issues, technology and why she does the work. The conversation is far ranging and even touches upon the concept of national service, and the all important “magic wave” – what would she do if she could magically improve the sector. Join us for a conversation with the founder of MOCHA, Playworks, and Substantial. For more information and available downloads, go to http://arcaandassociates.com/ © 2020 Philip Arca
Sara Dimerman in conversation with Playworks owner, Lori Pearlstein on The importance of play
Melissa Zeloof welcomes Noa Eckstein, Director of Creative Performance at ironSource Luna, to discuss all things in-ad data, including Playworks' process for optimizing ad creatives for some of the industry's biggest names.
Melissa Zeloof welcomes Noa Eckstein, Director of Creative Performance at Playworks, to discuss all things in-ad data, including Playworks' process for optimizing ad creatives for some of the industry's biggest names.
Melissa Zeloof welcomes Noa Eckstein, Director of Creative Performance at Playworks, to discuss all things in-ad data, including Playworks' process for optimizing ad creatives for some of the industry's biggest names.
Elad Gabison, Creative Lead at Playworks, discusses his process for sparking ideas and producing ad creatives for world class mobile games. Read the transcript: https://www.ironsrc.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-creative-sponge/
Elad Gabison, Creative Lead at Playworks, discusses his process for sparking ideas and producing ad creatives for world class mobile games. Read the transcript: https://www.ironsrc.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-creative-sponge/
Dan Greenberg, Chief Design Officer at ironSource and founder of its in-house ad creative studio Playworks, discusses the world of ad creatives in the gaming industry, where it is headed, and how he built a world-class creative team that’s produced over 4,000 creatives for games ranging from Call of Duty Mobile to Homescapes. Read the transcript: https://www.ironsrc.com/podcasts/how-to-build-a-world-class-creative-team/
Dan Greenberg, Chief Design Officer at ironSource and founder of its in-house ad creative studio Playworks, discusses the world of ad creatives in the gaming industry, where it is headed, and how he built a world-class creative team that's produced over 4,000 creatives for games ranging from Call of Duty Mobile to Homescapes. Read the transcript: https://www.ironsrc.com/podcasts/how-to-build-a-world-class-creative-team/
Dan Greenberg, Chief Design Officer at ironSource and founder of its in-house ad creative studio Playworks, discusses the world of ad creatives in the gaming industry, where it is headed, and how he built a world-class creative team that’s produced over 4,000 creatives for games ranging from Call of Duty Mobile to Homescapes. Read the transcript: https://www.ironsrc.com/podcasts/how-to-build-a-world-class-creative-team/
BE SURE TO SEE THE SHOWNOTES AND LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE HERE. Eve Picker: [00:00:13] Hi there, thanks so much for joining me today for the latest episode of Impact Real Estate Investing. Eve: [00:00:19] My guest today is Thibault (Tee-bo) Manekin, the founder and CEO of Seawall Development. Seawall is rolling out the red carpet for teachers. They are building high quality, affordable housing, which in itself is a big task. Layer that with the inclusionary design process they employ and the fact that they are creating this housing by restoring large and stunning vacant buildings and seawall is altogether fantastic. Eve: [00:00:55] Be sure to go to evepicker.com to find out more about Thibault on the show notes page for this episode. And be sure to sign up for my newsletter so you can access information about impact real estate investing and get the latest news about the exciting projects on my crowdfunding platform, Small change. Eve: [00:01:15] Hi Thibault, I'm really excited to talk to you today. Thibault Manekin: [00:01:20] Hi Eve, I'm excited to talk to you, too. Thank you for having us. Eve: [00:01:23] It's a pleasure. So, you started your company by building quality, affordable housing for teachers, and that's a really targeted mission and I'm wondering what led you to this work? Thibault : [00:01:36] Yes, I probably have to go back a little further than that. When I first graduated from college at around 21 years old, I helped, with two buddies, we started an international non-profit organization called Playing for Peace. It's called PeacePlayers Today. And the idea is that we would go to war-torn countries and we would use sports to get kids from two sides of a conflict, meet each other, finding common ground and eventually becoming friends. So, we raised about eight thousand dollars and was enough to get on a plane to Durban, South Africa, at the time, where we were going to try to get, use sports to get black kids and white kids post-apartheid meeting each other, finding common ground, becoming friends. And it had an amazing run with that organization, really grew it to be quite international. We had a program in Northern Ireland with Protestant and the Catholic kids, Cypress, the Middle East, with Israeli and Palestinian kids. Thibault : [00:02:36] So in all of my travels with PeacePlayers, one of the reoccurring things that I continued to notice was that real estate had done more to tear us apart than bring us together, especially with my experience in South Africa, seeing what the apartheid government had done with townships and informal settlements. And then, as I would make trips back to my home city of Baltimore, seeing the negative effects of redlining. So I came back, I think it was around 2006 and I asked my dad, who's a hero of mine, to go out to dinner and I pitched this idea of starting a company, a real estate company, but with the idea of really reimagining the real estate industry all together so that everything that we did used buildings and the built environment to empower communities, unite our cities and help to launch really powerful ideas. You know, I had seen the impact of reimagining the sports industry to bring people together, especially young people, and I wanted to do more with it. And if real estate was indeed the most powerful connected industry on the planet, then truly reimagined, there'd be the opportunity to bring people together in ways that possibly hadn't been done before. Thibault : [00:03:53] So, we launched this company. And, you know, we had an amazing dinner conversation around what we were going to focus on first. And my dad did spend a long time in real estate but was really passionate around education. And he had done a ton of listening to all of these new teachers and first year teachers that were showing up to Baltimore, maybe for the first time, and were having a really tough time figuring out the city. Figuring out where to live, figuring out who to live with, figuring out their classes and jumping into arguably what's the hardest profession on the planet, educating the future generation. He basically was like, there's a great opportunity to continue to listen to this community of educators and provide them what they're asking for, which at the time was collaborative, affordable, well located, funky housing that would take the mystery for them out of where to live, provide them the ability to live some place special with like-minded people, which hopefully, over time, would translate to them agreeing to stay in the classroom for longer, falling in love with education, falling in love with our city of Baltimore, and maybe even making a permanent investment in buying their own home once they had a better lay of the land and been able to save some money as a result of staying in one of our projects. Eve: [00:05:20] So, basically really supporting the pool of teachers who serve our city and, our cities, and really can't afford to live in them anymore. Thibault : [00:05:29] That was the idea behind it. And we coupled it with a similar thread that we'd been listening to, which was that there were all of these non-profits focused on kids and education and supporting the school system. Programs like Teach for America and Playworks and Wide-angle Youth Media and Baltimore Urban Debate League. They were spread out in dozens of buildings all over Baltimore all essentially doing the same kind of work around kids but with no ability to really deeply collaborate. And so, these non-profits who focused on kids and education and come to us and said it would be amazing if we could all be located under one roof, if we could share resources and have free conference rooms and training facilities that we don't need all of the time but that we need throughout the day at different times. And so, our first project ended up becoming called the Center for Educational Excellence. We've always looked for a cooler name than that but that's the one that's kind of stuck. And it was a adaptive reuse of one hundred thousand square foot collapsing old factory building that got turned into about 40 apartments for teachers and thirty thousand square feet of collaborative office space for the non-profits underpinning the success of the school system. Eve: [00:06:43] That's a pretty big project to tackle for a first project. Thibault : [00:06:46] It was funny. Yeah, we look back on it and, you know, when we first started the company, which is called Seawall, we weren't sure if it was ever going to make it. And we had kind of said that we would, you know we'd been listening to teachers for so long, we'd probably buy a little four-unit row home and converted it into four apartments for teachers and that would be the first thing that we would do, which would probably cost four or five hundred thousand dollars. And our first project ended up costing 20 million dollars and we had no business taking on a project of that scale. And, you know, we can get into the movement that came as a result of it and what really propelled us forward. But that was, yes, that was our first project. Eve: [00:07:31] How do you involve teachers in the process of creating these buildings? You've done three now, right? Three for teachers, is that correct? Thibault : [00:07:39] We have, we have. So, everything that we've ever done has been built inside out. And what we mean by that is that we start with the end users, the people that are going to be living and working in our buildings. It's important for us that they have a sense of pride, of authorship and ownership in what's getting created. So, we start out by deeply listening to those people that are going to be occupying our spaces. And we let them drive the direction and the program of the space. We don't ever pretend to have any of the answers. Our job's to be quietly behind the scenes, asking the questions that held their thinking forward in a way that results in a finished product that makes them really proud and allows them to be more successful in whatever it is that they're doing. Thibault : [00:08:29] So in the case of the teachers, we assembled a group of, a focus group of about 10. We walked them through the collapsing building as we first bought it. They worked with our design team over the course of twelve months to design every square inch of their apartments. We let them pick their own amenities they needed like a resource center in the building that had access to copiers and laminating machines and staplers and hole punchers, so that they could plan their lessons within the building and not have to run out to Kinko's in the middle of the night. We did the same thing with our non-profits. We let our teachers choose their own rents based on the salaries that they had and what felt like an affordable rent for them to be paying. And we really spent a ton of time with both the teachers and the non-profits from day one, letting them design what is their building. Thibault : [00:09:19] I want to add something to that, because there are two other levels that we really focus on. As important as the teachers are, and whoever the end user is for any specific project we're working on, equally as important is the community that we're working with that. At the end of the day, they're the ones that have been staring at these dilapidated, collapsing old buildings and it's critical that they have a seat at the table in helping to shape what those new buildings are going to get turned into. Thibault : [00:09:50] One of the things that developers are famous for, kind of going into a community and telling the community what they're going to get, and we take the complete opposite approach. In the case of the first teacher housing project, we went to our first neighborhood association meeting, introduced ourselves and explained that a bunch of teachers and non-profits had this idea of creating the first Center for Educational Excellence and that the building that seemed to be a good fit for that was this one building in their neighborhood. And they loved the idea. And for the most part, everyone was thrilled. Thibault : [00:10:24] And I remember this one young man stood up and raised his hand, kind of defiantly, at the end of the meeting as if he was going to oppose the project and he, he said look, as great as this is, what you're missing is a little cafe or coffee shop on the corner of Howard and Twenty Sixth Street, which is where the project was. And there is no decent place to get a fresh sandwich or a good cup of coffee in this neighborhood and that would be an amazing thing if you guys could figure out a way to program a cafe into the corner there. And then he continued to say that if we brought in a Starbucks that they would throw rocks through the window at night when we weren't there, that it was really important that it be locally owned. Thibault : [00:11:06] So I'm sitting there, and I think that what this guy is suggesting is a terrible idea. The corner of Howard and Twenty Sixth Street is, at the time, was not a corner that anybody would feel safe walking to. We had programmed a two-bedroom apartment for a teacher to go in, for teachers to go in there. And that seemed way less risky than putting a coffee shop that we really had no control over and just didn't feel like a retail type of location. But the community had spoken up and everybody kind of clapped and applauded and thought that it was a great idea. And so, we listened, and we took out the two-bedroom apartment, made space for a little thousand square foot coffee shop that ended up being one of the most powerful things that we did. Thibault : [00:11:50] A local co-op started. They called themselves Charmington's, and they opened up this rad little cafe that just was the place to meet in the community. It was the place to have a affordable cup of coffee, to come and chat, big communal tables and just a really beautiful vibe. So inspiring was this little cafe and the co-op and ownership behind it that, jeez, I guess, five or six years ago I was in it and unannounced, President Barack Obama showed up to speak with the owner and they had been working on something together and it was just such an inspiring moment. And it kind of goes to show the power of giving up control of the perceived ownership and authorship of a project to the end users in the community and the momentum that that can build in a project, especially a really complicated project coming to life. Eve: [00:12:54] So, and I suspect it did more than just give something to the community. It probably added something pretty spectacular to the teacher community, having that. Thibault : [00:13:03] Yeah, yeah. Charmington's was amazing. You know, they committed to opening up at 6:00 a.m. so that the teachers on their way to school in the morning could stop and get a cup of coffee. One of the things that our management team is, we ended up setting up a property management company to manage every one of our properties because we've interviewed all these third-party property management groups and it felt like if you were about to have a baby, or had a baby, and you were going to give it to somebody else to raise. Like, nobody was going to love it as much as we would. And so, we set up this property management company. One of the things we did is, once a month at like five thirty in the morning, we would post up at the entrance and exit to the building and we'd be there with Charmington's coffees and muffins and bagels and fruit. And we would, like, serve the teachers a cup of coffee and we'd walk them to their cars with their books if they had too much to carry and just kind of send them on their way with like a big hug and a warm smile and a fresh cup of Charmington's coffee. Eve: [00:14:03] That's a very nice story. So, I have to ask, every developer has stories about putting in an amenity like a roof deck that everyone says they want and then no one uses them, right? So, did that, has that happened at all? The teachers who were involved and the amenities that were requested, have they been used? Thibault : [00:14:26] Yeah, so look, so the amenities include like fitness centers and lounges and free gated parking. The one amenity that's evolved is the idea of a resource center, right? The room where the teachers can make their, plan their lessons and photocopy. When we first built the building in 2008 or 2009, when it opened, teachers were still going to Kinko's to make photocopies of their lessons. The evolution was that the classroom got more digital and people stopped making photocopies and printing hundreds of pages to hand out to students. And as that trend started, the need for the resource room, for the most part, went away entirely. Eve: [00:15:19] So amenities evolve, right? And needs evolve it's pretty fascinating. Going back to something you said earlier, which was that you allowed tenants to basically choose their own rent. How did you fill the inevitable financing gap? Because you can't possibly restore a building like that and provide affordable housing without some sort of, I suppose, funny money, right? Thibault : [00:15:44] Yes. This is a beautiful story and really a learning moment for us. You know, we had set off to do a project that would cost about five or six hundred thousand dollars to start. And we kept striking out. And eventually, a friend of ours pointed us to this collapsing old factory building that was way past our ability to wrap our heads around at the beginning. And we worked with the teachers and they told us what their rents needed to be. And the non-profits the same thing. And then we kind of backed into how much debt we could afford. And so, the number based on the net operating income was that we could afford about six million dollars’ worth of debt. And we went out and had a architect and contractor help us figure out what it would cost to build, this being our first project. And the price tag came back at 20 million dollars, all in for the project. So, we had a 14-million-dollar gap in our capital stack, which to most would have felt insurmountable but we were so driven by this, this movement of providing amazing space for the people doing the most important work in our cities that we were never going to give up on it. [00:16:54] And we called a good friend of ours from Enterprise Community Partners, Bart Harvey. Enterprise was the brainchild of the late Jim Rouse, A total urban visionary. And we toured him through the building. Most of the people who we toured throughout the building told us we were crazy and that the idea would never work. And we toured Bart through the building and we went out for coffee afterwards and we told him about this fourteen-million-dollar gap and he said, Guys, I know just what to do. You're in good hands now. Thibault : [00:17:25] And I'll never forget that moment. He started to tell us about Historic Tax Credits, which is a program that for every dollar you invest in keeping a historic building, rehabbing it, the federal and state government give you a tax credit for that which turns into actual equity into the project. There is also something called the New Market Tax Credits, which we knew nothing about, which encouraged commercial investment in low income census tracts. And so, Bart starts telling us about all this and he starts making introductions around the country. And before you know it, the phone's ringing off, ringing off the hook with all these great community-driven lending institutions who want to be a part of the first Center for Educational Excellence. And with Bart's help and Enterprise's help we ended up closing that gap with all of those tax credits. We were still short about a million and a half dollars and we went to the city and state and just pled with them of the importance that this project had to the education community and to the neighborhood that it was going to be located in. And they collectively came up with that last million and a half dollars of, you know, fairly soft money. Certainly, we would owe it back at the end of the day, but the terms were super flexible. It allowed the building to, kind of, really ramp up and stabilize. So, when you kind of have the vision set for you, as hard as it's going to be to get there, there's always a way to push it forward. And it was an incredible learning opportunity for us around really not giving up when things got complicated and pushing forward. no matter how challenging the situation was. Eve: [00:19:18] Yeah, I've done projects like that, they're extremely challenging but very fulfilling. So, have you been able to stick to the choose your own rent mantra? Like, what happens now that the building, I suppose the first building, is stabilized? Thibault : [00:19:30] Yeah. I mean, look, for sure, you know, the first building's been a great success as a result of that and I'll say, I will point out that when we started leasing the property, the entire building was fully leased nine months before we finished construction. And by the time we finished, there was a waiting list of over 300 teachers waiting to get in. There was clearly a demand for it. I mean, I think that was driven by all these teachers spreading the word and have it go viral organically. Thibault : [00:20:03] You know, we've got this crazy developer that let us choose our own rent and pick our own amenities. He's building this brand new building for us, it will probably never work, but if it does you've got to get in. And as a result of, kind of, the collective success of the first projects we got invited to do another one in Baltimore, and then we were asked to replicate the model in some other cities across the country. And yeah, across the board, we've held our rents low for teachers. They've certainly crept up. it's been kind of maybe 12 or 13 years since the first project was completed. But we've actually had to artificially freeze the rents, even though expenses continue to go up, to remain committed to the teachers and what seems affordable to them. Eve: [00:20:49] And so how many units have you built to date? Thibault : [00:20:52] I think we've probably built around 400 apartments to date. Eve: [00:21:01] OK, a hefty number. Thibault : [00:21:02] Yeah, it's a huge number considering where we started. You know, the original goal was to start off a little four-unit apartment buildings. Eve: [00:21:11] Very different. Thibault : [00:21:11] We've ended up doing about three hundred million dollars of really transformative, collaborative real estate projects over the last decade. Eve: [00:21:20] So I have to ask, is there another group of needy tenants that you'd like to serve beyond teachers? It's really interesting because I see that the very targeted mission has actually helped market the projects for you. Thibault : [00:21:34] Yeah, look, we get a lot of requests to figure out a way to do some sort of similar housing for nurses, right. And first responders and police officers, many of whom can't afford to live in the districts that they're working in. And we've been evaluating that over the years. I think one of the things that's been really fascinating to us is the impact of retail on communities and especially locally owned small businesses that reflect the demographics of the neighborhoods that they're in, or not. Small retail, especially in today's e-commerce world, is increasingly challenging. And finding really creative ways to provide space for these social entrepreneurs and small businesses to take real risk and to get their ideas out in the open is something that I think is really critical, a critical next step and something that we're really studying very closely. Thibault : [00:22:44] We've done a couple projects around that. And the more we learn and the more challenging we understand it to be, the more inspired we are to figure out ways to continue to push that forward. Eve: [00:22:57] So what other projects are you working on right now? I think I read somewhere, a market building that you tackling? Thibault : [00:23:04] We organically happened in to the food hall world. We don't like to think of it as a food hall. About five years ago, a group of chefs in Baltimore approached us and asked us to do for them what we had done for teachers, which was to provide collaborative plug-and-play space at affordable rents where they could focus 100 percent of their energy and attention on what they do great - cooking, good food - and leave the, like, back-end side of running a restaurant to us. And we launched a project called R. House (R period House). It was incredibly successful, and we had 10 chefs open up. We had over 100 chefs apply for the 10 spots and we really looked at ourselves as a launchpad, not as a food hall but a launch pad for creating community and for helping chefs launch really inspiring ideas. Thibault : [00:24:03] As a result of the work that we did with that, of the success of that project, we were invited to apply for RFP for the redevelopment and really the saving, of the oldest, longest continuously running public market in the country. A project called Lexington Market in Baltimore City that at one point was the place to be in Baltimore. My dad tells stories of taking the trolley down there on Saturdays with his father and literally, you didn't start a weekend before showing up at some point at Lexington Market. That area where Lexington is in, has suffered from significant disinvestment and it's really a shell of its former self and the market was at risk of closing. And so, we responded to the RFP with this idea of, on a citywide scale, doing the deepest listening that we've ever done and helping to breathe a new life back in, in essence, transforming Lexington Market into something that would work for the entire city of Baltimore. It's the largest, most complicated, riskiest project that we've ever taken on. But it's also the most soul fulfilling one that we've ever done. It literally checks every box of things that interest us as a company. And it's pushed us so far out of our comfort zone that the amount of learning that we're doing on a daily basis is so inspiring and I keep telling everybody that asks about it and I keep reminding our team that it's impossible that we're going to get this right the first time, even with the deepest listening that we're doing. A project of this scale and magnitude is going to continue to grow organically. Our job and our role is to set it up, to evolve to be what all of Baltimore expects it to be and wants it to be as they close their eyes and dream of what this project should be. Eve: [00:26:08] It sounds pretty fabulous. I cannot wait to visit it. When I travel, the local market is always the first place I go because I think it's kind of the life and heart of every city. They’re always fascinating places, I think, so it's really great to hear that it's being revived. Have your plans for housing or housing amenities or the market changed at all with the pandemic? That's a tough question, but I'm going ask - it's a pretty tough time. Thibault : [00:26:36] It's a beautiful question. We think about it and we talk about it every single day. The challenge with the pandemic is that a plan you make one day is no good by the time you wake up the next morning just because, like, everything is changing so rapidly. I think we're in a really fortunate place because all of the work that we've done has been around providing affordable, kind of, workforce, discounted apartments. And I think there will always be a need for that product. Thibault : [00:27:11] We are watching it really closely. We're trying to wrap our heads around how we can be even more helpful and supportive in these rapidly changing times, especially as it relates to how people live and interact with each other. But we don't have any of the answers yet, and we're just continuing to ask the questions that help us wrap our arms around what role we can play in that. Eve: [00:27:35] Yeah, I worry very much about places like the little coffee shop surviving this and I have a number of tenants myself and I've been, sort of, we've been limping through this disaster trying to figure it out. So, it's a big question but let's move on to something happier and that is like, you know, what's your big hairy goal. Where are you going with all of this? Thibault : [00:28:00] Yeah, look, a lot of people ask us that question for me and for us it's somewhat simple, right? Like, our goal and the work that we do is almost 100 percent driven by the communities that we work in. We want real estate to put the power back into the hands of the communities. So, this neighborhood where we did our first project for teachers, the neighborhood's called Remington in Baltimore City. As a result of the relationship that we formed with the community associations that are there, they came up with this master plan of other things that they wanted to see happen in their community. Thibault : [00:28:41] And we worked with them, we did a lot of listening and we've slowly but surely been chipping away at that master plan. We've helped to bring the first bank to the community. We've helped to bring the first pharmacy to the community. We've helped to bring the first dry cleaner to the community, the hair shops and hair places, the gyms. And all of it's been done in an incredibly inclusive way where we've just, kind of, continued to ask what else, what else could serve you guys and what else do you guys think that you're missing? Thibault : [00:29:14] So in large part, our work's been driven by the communities that we're in and the cities that we're in and what they collectively think that they're missing. And what role real estate and what role our company Seawall can play in helping them realize their dreams. Eve: [00:29:30] It sounds like you're having fun. I have to ask; do you think socially responsible real estate is necessary in today's development landscape? Thibault : [00:29:40] I don't know that necessary is the right word. I think mandatory should be the right word, especially with how quickly the conversation has been changing and especially with how aware we all must be around the inequalities that real estate has spread throughout our communities in our country. To sit on the sideline and pass blame on previous generations for how things are and hope that somebody else is going to fix it, is no longer an option. Now, more than ever, we are fully aware of it and we all have a responsibility to ask what role we can play in helping communities, especially disenfranchised communities, use real estate and buildings to help them achieve what it is their they're after. Eve: [00:30:35] Yes. So, are there any other current trends in real estate development that you think are most important for the future of our cities? Maybe things that you're not working on? Thibault : [00:30:48] Look, I think transportation is such an important part around the real estate and urban planning conversation and the cities that have gotten it right, and who are getting it right, are the ones that we all need to look to. Without adequate and exceptional public transportation, so much of this work that we're all doing is just going to have its growth stunted. And I think that's one of the most important things that cities and urban planners need to be thinking through, is exceptional public transportation. Eve: [00:31:28] Of course, that's shifting rapidly at the moment too, with the pandemic. So, we don't even know really what that will look like. But perhaps the ideal is that, you know, the next time you build a building for teachers, they won't need to have on-site parking. They'll have transit that can get them to their jobs. So, whatever that looks like. Yeah, I totally agree with you. And what community engagement tools have you seen that have worked best? It's always very difficult for most developers to contemplate how to engage a community. Thibault : [00:32:09] Look for us, it's been really important to come into a community as neighbors and not guests. And we've lived our entire professional career that way. And I think that's really one of the differentiating factors around connecting with communities. Not just, kind of, coming in and being one and done, but spending real time there, sitting on people's front porches and stoops and listening to what it is that they want. Those are the really important lessons that we've learned along the years, over the years, as we've worked in the communities where we have. Eve: [00:32:52] Yeah, I can see that. It's perhaps not part of the original job description for a developer, but it's certainly a really important one. So, I have one final question, and that's what's next for you? Thibault : [00:33:08] We've been asking ourselves what's next for us for some time now, and I think that conversation has been amplified given what's going on in the world around us. One of the things that we're really aware of is the unintended consequences of successful development. You know, when we set out to do the first teacher housing project in that neighborhood of Remington, fully supported by the community, it was all high fives and hugs. And then when we worked with the community to start to chip away at their master plan to bring in all of these resources in retail and apartments and office space, all kind of things driven by the neighborhood, you know, hundreds of millions of dollars later, that little, somewhat forgotten community had become one of the premier destinations and places to be in the city. And as a result of that, the gentrification conversation became very real. And one thing that we're really aware of is that we cannot run from it. We are responsible for it. And in hindsight, as well-intentioned as we were, we would have done more from the very beginning to make sure that if the neighborhood succeeded, people that had lived there for generations, the legacy residents, would never be displaced. And there's been incredibly hard lessons learned along the way. Thibault : [00:34:43] And so, our mandate, and one of the things that we think so much about today, is now that it is what it is. It's not too late. And how can we creatively work with the community to continue to find ways for them to attain their development goals? But in a way that is going to really limit displacement and make sure that nobody's ever kicked out of their store or their office or the home that they lived in for decades. And that's really hard work. Eve: [00:35:18] It is, it's really hard to balance. Thibault : [00:35:21] Yeah, it's really hard to balance and it's incredibly vulnerable. But it is something that we're committed to and as we approach new communities and new projects, we're even more aware of it going in at the early stage so that we can plan and get ahead of it if the development projects succeed. Eve: [00:35:21] So, do you think, I mean I think about this a lot too, do you think government has a role in this? Thibault : [00:35:44] Yeah, I'm hesitant to pass the blame on to... Eve: [00:35:49] I'm just saying, you know, by the time a community is feeling the pain of gentrification, it's too late. It's over, right? So, I think a lot about what you could put in place decades before to encourage good development and investment in neighborhoods that need it, and safeguard people who are already there. It's hard to think about. But I think you have to think about a long time before you show up. Thibault : [00:36:19] You do. And you interviewed a friend of mine, Brian Murray, in Philadelphia that's done things a little bit of the opposite way as us with Shift Capital. They went in and bought millions of square feet of projects with the idea of having gotten in early enough, bought it at the right price, and being able to have the community involved every step of the way as the neighborhood starts to meet its goals. Eve: [00:36:47] And controlling real estate so they could control what happened to it, right? Thibault : [00:36:51] Yep. You know, ours has been a little bit of the opposite. We've just been kind of, like, piecemealing things together totally unintentionally, just driven by what the neighborhoods wanted. But as a result of that, and it'd success, now other landlords are taking advantage of the rising tide and not doing it in an inclusive way that honors the people that have been there forever. So, it's a little too late, it's hard to buy anything in that community and invest in it in a way that would keep it affordable. And that's the challenge. Eve: [00:37:28] It's a huge challenge. I'd love to know what strategy you come up with for your next community. I think it's a really important challenge because not doing anything is bad too, right? These communities need investment because they're disintegrating, and they haven't been invested in for a long time and then when you invest, you become an unhappy player in the gentrification game, which is not what we intend, right Very difficult. Eve: [00:38:00] Ok, well, thank you very much for this conversation. And I'd love to hear what you're doing next. You're tackling some really huge projects, and I really appreciate what you're doing. Thibault : [00:38:13] Yes, thank you so much. I've enjoyed listening to some of your past episodes, and it's certainly a little bit of a niche market but you're asking all the right questions. And I've enjoyed learning from your past guests over time so keep up the great work! Eve: [00:38:29] OK, thanks, Thibault. You have a really great day. Bye. Thibault : [00:38:32] You too. Thanks so much. Eve: [00:38:45] That was Thibault Manekin, Seawall believes in reimagining the real estate development industry. They want the built environment to empower communities, unite our cities and help launch powerful ideas. Seawall's projects tackle three things. First, they want to save large, historic and blighted buildings. Second, they want to create affordable communities with rents that are customized to pay checks. And finally, they strive to be inclusive in the communities they work in. Eve: [00:39:19] You can find out more about impact, real estate investing and access to the show notes for today's episode at my website evepicker.com. While you're there, sign up for my newsletter to find out more about how to make money in real estate while building better cities. Eve: [00:39:36] Thank you so much for spending your time with me today. And thank you, Thibault, for sharing your thoughts with me. We'll talk again soon but for now, this is Eve Picker signing off to go make some change.
In this episode, Scarlett talks with Jonathon Gay, executive director of the New England division of Playworks. "Play is a basic human need. Kids who play are resilient, empathetic, and active. Through play, kids learn to make friends, solve problems, and believe in themselves. Even in hard times." Playworks, a nonprofit organization that helps kids be active and build valuable life skills through play, is a new partner of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jesse-lewis-choose-love-m/message
An interview with Asia Wisecarver, regional director of Playworks Pacific Northwest, a non-profit focusing on how the power of play transforms children's social and emotional health.
*This Spotlight is an excerpt from our full interview in 2017. Play keeps us in the moment. It is unpredictable and fun, and it keeps people's attention. So why not play in the workplace? In this episode, we talk to Elizabeth Cushing, the President and COO of Playworks, on how to use play tactics originally used on children to promote a healthy, profitable organization.
“Worldwide studies and science support exercise for relieving symptoms related to ADD, OCD, anxiety, depression, addiction and aging. Exercise unleashes a cascade of neurochemicals and growth factors that physically bolster the brain’s infrastructure." ~Dr. John Ratey So then what keeps us from making it a necessary part of our day? Join us as we dive into the power of play and exercise through the work of Jill Vialet, Founder and CEO of PlayWorks and Dr. John Ratey, author of "Spark" and "Go Wild." About Dr. John Ratey , MD, is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Research Synthesizer, Speaker, Author, and Clinical Psychiatrist maintaining a private practice in Cambridge, Mass. He has lectured and published 60 peer-reviewed articles on the topics of Aggression, Autism, ADHD, and other issues in neuropsychiatry, and has authored or co-authored seven books. His latest book, GO WILD explains the scientific evidence behind why maintaining a lifestyle more like that of our ancestors will restore our health and well-being. With his previous book, "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and The Brain,” Dr. Ratey established himself as a leading expert in the brain-fitness connection. A highly sought after speaker, he has embarked on a worldwide mission to re-engineer schools, corporations, and individual lifestyle practices by incorporating exercise to achieve peak performance and optimum mental health. About Jill Vialet Jill Vialet is the CEO and founder of , the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of safe, fun, and healthy play at school every day. Playworks creates a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills. Learn more at Vialet is the author of Recess Rules, a fictional book written for children from 8 to 13 years old. She has received numerous honors, including being selected as an Ashoka Fellow in 2004 and named to the Forbes Impact 30 as one of the 30 leading social entrepreneurs worldwide in 2011, as well as being asked to speak at TEDMED in 2014. She also is one of a small group of Californians honored with the 2013 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. Jill is a graduate of Harvard University. Links Follow Dr. John Ratey on | | Follow Playworks on | | | | | | Follow Monica on | | |
“That's also something that's big in my coaching—learning to reward the effort and not necessarily the outcomes” —Susahnn Valente-Olsen Susahnn Valente-Olsen (IG: @thejumproper) is a multi-decade jump roper with a wide breadth of knowledge. Not only is she well-versed in the world of competitive jump rope, but she also has a Master's degree in Nonprofit Management. She has spent quite a few years in the nonprofit world, doing fundraising, administration, program development and organizational culture. A large portion of this nonprofit work was spent with Playworks, a national nonprofit the believes in the power of play to bring out the best in every kid. Her program provided safe and healthy play to students ranging from 5-15 years old. So when it comes to nonprofit work and coaching, Susahnn has a lot of experience to draw from. If you're new to competitive jump rope, this episode will give you a great perspective of the sport's culture through a coach's eyes. We talk about goal setting, women in the sport, increasing youth exercise through jump rope, adult jump rope learning, and a whole lot more. Susahnn brings many great coaching tips and techniques to the table, so you will be walking away with lots of tactical information to implement with your team or yourself. Please enjoy!If you liked the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to spread the sport of jump rope! I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit natekg.com/jump-rope-blog.Check out everything new I'm doing (tutorials, email newsletter, combos, etc.) at natekg.com/new.Discover Nate's jump rope coaching programs: natekg.com/coaching.Follow Nate:Instagram: instagram.com/nate_kgYouTube: youtube.com/CoachNateKGFacebook: facebook.com/natekgPast guests on the podcast include: Unconventional Ropestress Sonny Smith, Luke Boon, Mike Fry, LJ LaVecchia, Coach Chris Walker, The Jump Rope Dudes, Brian Hsu, Stewart Isaacs, Lee Reisig, Chris Holmes, Declan McCarthy, Nick Woodard, Kaylee Woodard, Seth Ingram, Don Michael, Francis Feraren, Pakhung Jai,
Play belongs in every classroom. Today, Jill Vialet shows us how. www.coolcatteacher.com/e490 Bio as submitted Jill Vialet is the Founder and CEO of Playworks, the leading nonprofit leveraging the power of play to transform children's social and emotional health. For more information, visit: www.playworks.org. Blog: https://www.playworks.org/about/staff/meet-ceo-founder/ Twitter: @jillvialet
Heather Mason Heather founded Caspian in 2005, to produce conferences for innovative and socially good business space. Caspian’s social enterprise clients include the Skoll Foundation, the Omidyar Network, Code for America, Playworks, Endeavor Global, San Diego Zoo, and Futures Without Violence. Caspian has also worked with brands including HarperCollins, Vanity Fair, and Keurig Green Mountain Coffee. Caspian has had the distinction of producing the Skoll World Forum for the past 13 years. Mason also created the Caspian 10 Essentials methodology as a system to ensure business goals could be mapped and met through live events. The Caspian 10 Essentials is offered as a training program for in-house event teams and clients include Oxford University, Swansea University, and Cheung Kung Institute of Business in London. Recently, Caspian partnered with Cvent, the largest event software provider in the world, to provide the Caspian 10 Essentials via a webinar series. She has been a keynote speaker at the Western Regional MPI Conference in Las Vegas, featured speaker at Future of Cities LA, Cvent Connect Conference, Women Founders Network, Talk forum NYC, HSMAI (hospitality) conference in Anaheim, LA AiP (International Association of Advisors in Philanthropy) and the Global Women’s Leadership Summit. She has been featured in Southwest Airlines, Collaborates, and Successful Meetings magazines. Mason has been named 2018 Top 500 Most Influential Event Professional by BizBash and her event SUREFIRE was named one of the top 15 most Innovative Events of 2018 by BizBash Magazine. Website: www.caspianagency.com
Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Monday, April 15, 20194:20 pm: Jess Fields of The Resurgent joins Rod to discuss his piece about why it’s likely that Donald Trump will be re-elected in 20205:05 pm: Charles Lehman of the Washington Free Beacon joins the show to discuss his piece about why young people in America are so miserable.Surveys reveal it has to do with technology, education and changes in the way people socialize6:05 pm: Salt Lake City Councilwoman Erin Mendenhall joins the show to discuss her decision to toss her hat in the crowded ring of candidates and run for mayor of Salt Lake City6:20 pm: Chris Conard, Executive Director of Playworks, an organization that helps schools reclaim class time and build social skills through recess, joins the program to discuss the importance of recess for our children
Interview with Jonathan Gay, Executive Director, and Dana Harris, Program Manager, of Playworks New England. Founded in 1996, Playworks helps schools and districts re-imagine recess and school-wide culture to promote social-emotional learning, safety, fun, and full inclusion. Today Playworks partners with 250 schools in New England, and 3,000 schools around the country. Playworks begins with the premise that play is essential to human development, and that Kids who play are resilient, empathetic, and active. They learn to make friends, solve problems, and become more self-confident. To promote positive play, Playwork onsite coaches organize activities, teach social-emotional skills, and encourage broad participation before, during, and after school. Playworks also builds the skills of school staff through on-site consulting and modeling, as well as through onsite and online professional development. A randomized study completed by Stanford University and Mathematica Policy Research found that, compared to students at similar schools, Playworks students were more physically active and teachers reported that students had greater feelings of school safety and less bullying behavior. In this interview, Jonathan and Dana discuss the need for schools to prioritize play and recess, how play and social-emotional learning translates into school and life success, and what working at Playworks has meant to them both personally.
We interviewed Elizabeth Cushing, the President of Playworks about how they have built a model of healthy play to schools at scale. As a part of the journey they have innovated, creating earned revenue streams through the Playworks programs and open models with Recess Lab.
If you’re currently dealing with stress, the person you need to talk to the most is you - your unconscious. If you’re going through divorce or planning to get a divorce, ask yourself, talk to your unconscious: Am I really ready to get a divorce? How did I get myself here? What has led me to this event? Deborah Lukovich, the Executive Director of a fabulous nonprofit called Playworks that improves children's wellbeing in school through play, is also an expert in depth psychology. With 15 years of coaching and consulting experience, she helps others deeply connect with people while creating a safe space where they can reflect in a way that’s required for real professional, personal and spiritual growth through depth psychology. Communicating with our own minds is very important. Most people don’t know how to communicate with that part of their mind that controls automatic behaviors, urges, emotions, and habits. Don’t you wonder why we sometimes end up doing the total opposite of the best rational thing to do in a situation? Whatever you're going through right now is exactly what you're supposed to be going through right now. You're exactly where you're supposed to be because there's a lesson for you to learn about yourself. That will be a major insight helping you have healthier relationships in life. Deborah Lukovich offers a monthly workshop at Elle Studio + Wellness. She offers a 30-minute free consultation and 45% off for the first session ($75) for Divorce Conversations for Women listeners! In This Episode We Discuss: What Depth Psychology is all about. Depth Psychology concepts. Learn how to unravel some very very deep-seated patterns and belief that are not necessarily negative but have stopped working for us. A new perspective and context for the difficult journey of divorce. How to tap into your unconscious wisdom. What your unconscious mind is telling you. It all starts with getting it out onto paper via journaling, drawing, poetry. There's a light at the end of the tunnel. You're not ready to get a divorce until you unravel all those emotional patterns that contributed to it not working out. Romantic attraction is very mysterious but once you understand this, it can actually be beautiful. When you change, somebody else doesn't like it unless they're changing too. “Every encounter where there is sexual attraction, no matter how short or long, offers a kind of spiritual curriculum where the objective is to learn and take responsibility for our your own development instead of projecting it onto our romantic partner in the way of expectations that are impossible to meet.” Resources Mentioned: Deborah Lukovich Executive Director of Playworks - https://www.playworks.org/wisconsin/about/staff/ 414-803-3229|dlukovich@gmail.com Website: www.deborah-alinea.com --- Visit The Women's Financial Wellness Center for a full directory listing of experts. https://www.womensfinancialwellnesscenter.com/our-supporters Be sure to reach out if you would like to connect personally with The Women’s Financial Wellness Center. You can visit our website at https://www.womensfinancialwellnesscenter.comor grab a complimentary 30-minute consult at http://bit.ly/dashboardwfwc.
In this episode, Spike and Jessica catch up on the new initiatives in their school and how things are going. Jessica discussed the progress of PBIS and Playworks in her school. Spike discussed how his school is going through the revalidation process to continue being an AVID National Demonstration School. Based on the feedback from a prior visit, the staff have been working on increasing Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). The AVID site team have provided weekly instructional practices, developed a Google Form to collect best practices, and they meet with Spike on a monthly basis to coach him how to use HOTS in the weekly email, staff meetings, and for teacher feedback. They are also correlating the McREL Walkthrough data from last year as the compare the instances of remembering and understanding with analyzing and evaluating. The revalidation process has definitely caused the school to improve in areas to make student learning better. Here is a link to Spike’s blog “5 Ways to Increase Higher Order Thinking Skills at Your School” PrincipalPLN is a part of the Education Podcast Network
Harvard graduate and rugby player, Standford design school fellow, and entrepreneur several times over, Jill Vialet talks about the role of an active lifestyle in her life as well as her experiences going through Design Thinking process in order to start two of her businesses, Playworks and Substantial Classrooms.
Harvard graduate and rugby player, Standford design school fellow, and entrepreneur several times over, Jill Vialet talks about the role of an active lifestyle in her life as well as her experiences going through Design Thinking process in order to start two of her businesses, Playworks and Substantial Classrooms.
Rethinking Recess...This week my guest is Danielle Marshall, Executive Director for Playworks. Playworks builds a culture of play that enables kids to feel a real sense of belonging. Partnering with teachers, principals, and parents, they make sure kids have the opportunity to contribute on the playground, in the classroom, and in their communities. Randomized control trials have found that compared to students at similar schools, Playworks students were more physically active and teachers reported that students had greater feelings of school safety and less bullying behavior. For more than 20 years, Playworks has been leading the way for safe and healthy play at elementary schools every day, and they have a bold new vision for 2020: to help 3.5 million kids in 7,000 elementary schools nationwide experience safe and healthy play every day. How? By creating a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills. Listen in and hear the details!https://www.spreaker.com/show/mtp-dave-briglioMore About Danielle: Danielle has spent her career working with groups who use physical activity to teach life skills to make the next generation physically and emotionally prepared, helping them to unleash their confidence through accomplishments while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness. Danielle is a graduate of Howard university (psychology) and works in Baltimore Maryland.In this episode you’ll hear:•Why play matters, what gets in the way of play & the role of educators•How to “rethink recess”, in terms of Safety, Engagement & Empowerment•What structures Playworks uses to achieve their goals (recess, Jr. Coaches, classroom games, etc.)
On today's episode we feature two conversations: First is a discussion with Jill Vialet, founder and CEO of Playworks, who opened Chautauqua's week of lectures on "The Art of Play" on July 9. Then, Chautauqua Theater Company Artistic Director Andrew Borba sits with playwright Chelsea Marcantel and champion air guitarist Matt "Airistotle" Burns. Chelsea's newest play, Airness, is about air guitar competitions — CTC's production of Airness runs July 14 to 29 on the Bratton Theater stage. Jill Vialet is founder and CEO of Playworks, a nonprofit that operates on a belief “in the power of play to bring out the best in every kid.” From its beginnings in two schools in Berkeley, California, Playworks has grown to a staff of 700 and now reaches about 900,000 students in 23 regions around the United States, and is present within 1,800 schools and organizations. During the 2015–16 school year, Jill was an Education Fellow at Stanford’s d.school — very familiar to us at Chautauqua — where she launched a new project called Substantial, re-designing the way we recruit, train, and support substitute teachers. Prior to Playworks, Jill founded, and was the executive director for nine years, of the Museum of Children’s Art (MOCHA) in Oakland, California. Follow her on Twitter at @jillvialet, and read The Chautauquan Daily's recap of her Amphitheater lecture here: http://chqdaily.com…. Chelsea Marcantel is the playwright behind Airness, and also Everything is Wonderful, Ladyish, Devour and Tiny Houses, which CTC produced as part of its New Play Workshop in 2016. Airness was recently honored with the 2018 Elizabeth Osborn New Play Award by the American Theatre Critics Association. Matt Burns is a special guest at Chautauqua this week — he is a waiter and world-class competitive air guitarist living in New York City. Matt decided to try air-rocking almost a decade ago when he saw the documentary Air Guitar Nation, and has since become a two-time champion at Air Guitar World Championship. Follow them on Twitter at @AChelseaDay and @aYo_MattBurns. CTC produces Airness from July 14 to 29 in Bratton Theater — click here to purchase tickets.
The creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening, once described Homer Simpson as “a loving father but he's ruled by his impulses”. Homer often comes across more of a juvenile adult than a parent; never quite equipped to handle Bart's bratty behaviors or Lisa's intellectual curiosity. In spite of being endowed, the virtuous, talented, and sensitive middle child Lisa is often ignored in the Simpsons household. As it is, parenting is hard but it's even harder to tailor it to an individual child's needs. Today, my guest, Dr. Stephanie Carlson, in her second interview will expatiate on how certain type of parenting can be instrumental in raising autonomous children who learn to temper their behaviors and emotions into resiliency.About Stephanie Carlson, Ph.D.Stephanie is currently a Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Director of Research at the Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, and Co-founder and CEO of Reflection Sciences, Inc. Dr. Carlson is a developmental psychologist and internationally recognized leader in the measurement of executive function in preschool children. She conducts research on ways to promote the healthy development of EF in children and their caregivers. Her work has received continuous funding since 2002 from federal agencies and non-profit foundations, including the National Institutes of Health, Institute of Education Sciences, John Templeton Foundation, and the Character Lab. Dr. Carlson's research is highly cited and has been featured in several media outlets, including Time, New York Times Magazine, and National Public Radio.EducationB.A. (summa cum laude) with Honors in Psychology, Bucknell University (1991)Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, University of Oregon (1997)Organizations & MembershipsDr. Carlson is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. She has served on several editorial boards, as Vice President of the Jean Piaget Society, and as an advisor to Transforming Education, the Minnesota Children's Museum, Sesame Workshop, Playworks.org, and Understood.org. She has been nominated as a “Favorite Professor” by undergraduates and is frequently invited to speak at national and international meetings.WebsitesReflection SciencesInstitute of Child DevelopmentBooksSera, M., Maratsos, M., & Carlson, S. M. (Eds.) (2016). Culture and developmental systems. New York: Wiley.ArticlesCarlson, S. M., Claxton, L. J., & Moses, L. J. (2015). The relation between executive function and theory of mind is more than skin deep. Journal of Cognition and Development. 16, 186-197. doi: 10.1080/15248372.2013.824883Lee, W. S. C., & Carlson, S. M. (2015). Knowing when to be “rational:” Economic decision-making and executive function in preschool children. Child Development, 86, 1434-1448. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12401Meuwissen, A. S., & Carlson, S. M. (2015). Fathers matter: The role of father parenting in preschool children's executive function. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 140, 1-15.White, R. E., Prager, E. O., Schaefer, C., Kross, E., Duckworth, A. L., & Carlson, S. M. (2017). The “Batman Effect:” Improving perseverance in young children. Child Development. Online DOI: 10.1111/cdev.1Support the show (https://mailchi.mp/7c848462e96f/full-prefrontal-sign-up)
When, “What to Expect When You're Expecting” hit the bookstores in 1984, authors Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel had no idea that their book would become a bible for expectant parents and it would top the Best Seller's list for years to come. Even though the parents' search to figure out the mysteries of parenting does not dwindle once the baby is born; it surely gets complicated and there is no single book that guides parent to raise self-disciplined children. Today, my guest Dr. Stephanie Carlson, will demystify Executive Function and children's capacities to successfully self-regulate their thoughts, feelings, and actions to function autonomously and independently by pausing for reflection.About Stephanie Carlson, Ph.D.Stephanie is currently a Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Director of Research at the Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, and Co-founder and CEO of Reflection Sciences, Inc. Dr. Carlson is a developmental psychologist and internationally recognized leader in the measurement of executive function in preschool children. She conducts research on ways to promote the healthy development of EF in children and their caregivers. Her work has received continuous funding since 2002 from federal agencies and non-profit foundations, including the National Institutes of Health, Institute of Education Sciences, John Templeton Foundation, and the Character Lab. Dr. Carlson's research is highly cited and has been featured in several media outlets, including Time, New York Times Magazine, and National Public Radio.EducationB.A. (summa cum laude) with Honors in Psychology, Bucknell University (1991)Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, University of Oregon (1997)Organizations & MembershipsDr. Carlson is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. She has served on several editorial boards, as Vice President of the Jean Piaget Society, and as an advisor to Transforming Education, the Minnesota Children's Museum, Sesame Workshop, Playworks.org, and Understood.org. She has been nominated as a “Favorite Professor” by undergraduates and is frequently invited to speak at national and international meetings.WebsitesReflection SciencesInstitute of Child DevelopmentBooksSera, M., Maratsos, M., & Carlson, S. M. (Eds.) (2016). Culture and developmental systems. New York: Wiley.ArticlesCarlson, S. M., Claxton, L. J., & Moses, L. J. (2015). The relation between executive function and theory of mind is more than skin deep. Journal of Cognition and Development. 16, 186-197. doi: 10.1080/15248372.2013.824883Lee, W. S. C., & Carlson, S. M. (2015). Knowing when to be “rational:” Economic decision-making and executive function in preschool children. Child Development, 86, 1434-1448. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12401Meuwissen, A. S., & Carlson, S. M. (2015). Fathers matter: The role of father parenting in preschool children's executive function. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 140, 1-15.White, R. E., Prager, E. O., Schaefer, C., Kross, E., Duckworth, A. L., & Carlson, S. M. (2017). The “Batman Effect:” Improving perseverance in young children. Child Development. Online DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12695Support the show (https://mailchi.mp/7c848462e96f/full-prefrontal-sign-up)
Our Common Future Conference – Oct. 27, 2017 Part One Our Common Future conference was held in Detroit, Michigan at the end of October 2017. We have a Part One and a Part Two to give you the top ten. We will interview several guest speakers that help shape our community. They give us some insight into the work that they do to empower entrepreneurship and Impact Investing. http://bonfiresofsocialenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ocf.png () For the full transcript click below Read Full Transcript Welcome to the Bonfires of Social Enterprise. This is Romy, and we have something very special for you on this episode. Our Bonfires team was invited to podcast from the Our Common Futures conference which was held in Detroit at the end of October 2017. I was not able to attend but two of our very experienced colleagues, Jennifer Davis-Papa and Natalie Hazen, caught up with some very high profile attendees and speakers at the conference. They came back with so many great discussions that we had to do a Part 1 and a Part 2 to give you the top ten. So, on Part 1, you will hear interviews with Dan Cardinali, President, and CEO of Independent Sector, Joyce Cade-Hitchye from the organization, Of Impact, Angela Barbash from the financial firm, Revalue Aaron Seybert of Kresge, and Angela Rogensues of the non-profit, Playworks. Let's get started with Dan Cardinelli of Independent Sector. He begins by answering Natalie with some organization history. Dan Cardinali: Well, first of all, Independent Sector is a 38-year-old organization that is founded with two very simple principles; that our goal is to bring the sector, the whole sector together. Grant seeking, foundations, corporate foundations, and ... Excuse me. Can I start that again? Natalie: Mm-hmm. Dan Cardinali: Independent Sector was founded 38 years ago with two very simple purposes; to bring the sector together, sector spanning, so we have grant seeking organizations, nonprofits, and grant-making organizations like philanthropy and corporate foundations. The goal of this gathering is for the community to come together in a non-transactional way. Not to cut deals, but to collectively take stock in what's going well and what's not, and how we as a sector can come together, catalyze activity, and be part of accelerating social change. That's what Independent Sector does. And then we learn from that conversation, and we translate that into our public policy work. Primarily in Washington, but increasingly we partner with state organizations to make sure we're aligned with the policies that are really going to strengthen the sector. Every year we gather, historically every year we gather the sector together in this vital meeting ground, this conference. We realize collaboration is the way of the future. Early on as were designing for this, we said, "Look, who are the strongest sector spanning organizations we can partner with." The Council of Michigan Foundations is one of the strongest state level, regional association working in philanthropy. The Michigan Nonprofit Association is a similar; it's one of the strongest nonprofit association. It made perfect sense to say, "Hey! Let's put our heads together, and let's design together." And that's what we did. It's been a phenomenal experience. Natalie: Wow. That's fantastic. I like how you're getting everybody together in the sandbox to play well together, in essence. Dan Cardinali: Right. Well, the goal I think is playing well together. I think also means struggling to do what we hope happens here. Which is to push each other. Each of us have a different purview. We look across the whole sector nationally. The Council of Michigan Foundations has their lens working with philanthropy here in Michigan. Although, they are also a national player. They've a really great purview, and similarly, the Michigan Nonprofit Association has their purview really on what's going on here...
Play keeps us in the moment. It is unpredictable and fun, and it keeps the attention of people. So why not play in the workplace? We talk to Elizabeth Cushing, the President and COO of Playworks, an organization that works with children in elementary schools to play in a socially and emotionally intelligent way. In this episode, Elizabeth shares how to use play tactics like her organization uses with children in order to promote a healthy, profitable organization.
Chuck is an energetic and dedicated leader who has helped develop the charity “Playworks" into a thriving organization. The non-profit has gone from serving 4,000 kids, to 40,000 in just 5 years! After those 5 remarkable years, Chuck resigned from his Executive Director Position with the company, and is grateful for the stunning progress they have made. He helped bring the company to a great place and decided it was time to move on. Playworks believes that recess can unlock kids’ superpowers, as long as they are playing in a healthy way and being kind to one another. The non-profit ensures safety and fun for all by getting involved at recess in certain schools where it can be a troublesome time. Playworks creates a high-five environment and teaches the kids problem solving techniques and soft-skills. Chuck brought Suzanne Percy with him today who has just begun her journey with Playworks as the development director. This feel-good episode of The Skyler Irvine Show is one you won't want to miss!
Lee Ann Eiland, the Development Manager for Playworks Illinois, shares how Playworks integrates their mission into their work culture as well as their interaction with each donor. Lee Ann and I also discuss some of the lessons she’s learned along the way about who donors are and the different approaches to reach each specifically. From ideas for unique fundraisers to different approaches to direct marketing campaigns, this is an episode of the Nonprofit Optimist that you won't want to miss! You can find links, comments and photos about all of these topics in our show notes- www.nonprofitoptimist.com.
Playworks is a leading nonprofit that brings safe and healthy play to children. One keystone element of the Playworks program is leveraging the power of play to encourage social emotional learning, which empowers kids with lifelong skills like empathy, leadership, and conflict resolution. Chris Conard has been working with Playworks since 2007 and is continually inspired by the power of play in education. Beginning as a program coordinator in the Bay Area, he has worked his way up the Playworks ladder including such positions as the administrative associate and national expansion manager. He is excited to bring his love for Playworks to Salt Lake City and help others spread the power of play. Chris is continually motivated by the way play can be a vehicle for social change. We also had the chance to talk to Maria Mottaghian and Aimee Brown from the Oregon Child Development Coalition about helping migrant students. You won't want to miss hearing their experiences and advice. You can find it on our main blog. If you enjoy the podcast and can review us on iTunes that would be amazing of you! We really appreciate your reviews as they help us continue to make the podcast and help other teachers to find us. Kindergarten Kiosk is a proud member of the Education Podcast Network, a network of podcasts for educators by educators. Check out the other great podcasts!
Episode 173: Drama Teachers: How do you give student writers feedback? Nick Pappas wears many hats. He is a playwright, a director, he teaches and he's a dramaturg. This conversation took place at the International Thespian Festival where for the past five years he's worked with student playwrights. How do you give student playwrights feedback? Listen in to find out. Show Notes Nick Pappas Theatrefolk.com Drama Teacher Academy Episode Transcript Welcome to the Drama Teacher Podcast brought to you by Theatrefolk, the Drama teacher resource company. I am Lindsay Price. Hello! I hope you're well. Thanks for listening! So, we've got a new year – hello, 2017 – and a new shiny intro. Huh, what do you think? We here at Theatrefolk Global Headquarters are focusing our efforts all on you. Yes, you. I am, I'm talking to you. Yes; no, not them. You. This is Episode 173 and you can find any links to this episode in the show notes which are at Theatrefolk.com/episode173. Today, we're talking playwriting, specifically student playwriting. How many of you – raise your hands, I know – you want to include playwriting but there's something about it and it's something specifically that is very trepidatious and worrisome when it gets to feedback, right? How do we give good feedback to student writers that doesn't cause them to put their play in a drawer and never open that drawer for twenty-five years? Today, we're talking to Nick Pappas. He's a guy who wears many hats. He's a playwright and a director. He teaches. He's a dramaturg and he is Theatrefolk's play submission reader. So, he hits on all sides of the table when it comes to plays. But, as I said, we're talking specifically about student feedback and giving feedback and how do you give that good feedback. How do you get that good feedback? Well, let's get to it and find out. LINDSAY: All right. I am here with Nick Pappas. Hello, Nick! NICK: Hello! LINDSAY: Nick and I are at the International Thespian Festival right now which will be long over by the time this comes up, but we are going to talk about something which is – universal is not exactly the word I'm looking for – timeless is the word I'm looking for. NICK: There you go. LINDSAY: There you go. It doesn't quite matter but we're in a really unique situation right now, wouldn't you say? NICK: Yes. LINDSAY: Nick and I are both working as dramaturgs as part of a program called Playworks in which four student playwrights are chosen. Do you know how many plays are sent in to Playworks? NICK: I think it goes from a process of I heard they get about 70 plays and then the 70 are reduced down to, like, ten or twelve. LINDSAY: And then, they choose the four. NICK: Yeah. LINDSAY: And those four playwrights from – it's just the States – all of the states, they get brought to Lincoln, Nebraska for the International Thespian Festival and they get a director and a dramaturg and actors and we put up their plays. NICK: Yeah, in four days of rehearsal? LINDSAY: We had three this year. NICK: Oh, that's true. LINDSAY: Because auditions on Tuesday, Wednesday – oh, my gosh – we had Tuesday rehearsal, Wednesday rehearsal, Thursday rehearsal, and then… NICK: Up on Friday. LINDSAY: There's a little bit today and then you guys go up tomorrow. NICK: Correct. LINDSAY: And so, we're going to talk about what it's like to talk to a student playwright because a lot of you, I know, include playwriting units in your program. How to talk to students, how to give them feedback so that they continue writing and they don't curl up into a ball and never write again which is not what we want. I wanted to start with you, Nick. That's my preamble. NICK: All right. LINDSAY: You wear a lot of hats. NICK: Yes. LINDSAY: The three that I know are playwright and teacher and dramaturg. NICK: Yes. LINDSAY: What would you consider your biggest ha...
Actor and comedian Lori Pearlstein speaks with host Bill Banham on how she founded Playworks, where they empower people in a fun, friendly and supportive environment.Bill and Lori discuss creating a positive environment at work and how improv plays a part. Lori shares a little about her presentation at the popular DisruptHR Toronto event.
Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://onforb.es/1Uhe6Kt. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwitunes or on Stitcher by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwstitcher. Jill Vialet, one of Forbes’ Impact 30 in 2011 and founder of the national nonprofit Playworks, takes us inside the organization to look at key financial metrics and the mission it serves. Vialet stakes her claim to being a social entrepreneur, saying, “I’ve spent more than 25 years in the nonprofit sector, focusing entrepreneurial skills on creating and developing two successful nonprofit organizations for kids.” Prior to founding Playworks in 1996, she founded the Museum of Children’s Art. Playworks works to solve big problems in public schools by helping kids have more fun. Vialet explains, “Ask any elementary school principal what the toughest part of the day is, and most will answer with one word: recess. Teasing, fighting, bullying, the injuries, and the disciplinary referrals are enough to keep any principal up at night.” Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://onforb.es/1Uhe6Kt. Please consider whether a friend or colleague might benefit from this piece and, if so, share it.
Susan Sontag, The Rolling Stones, and “rock, paper, scissors” as a conflict resolution strategy. In this episode I talk to Jill Vialet, CEO and Founder of Playworks, a national non-profit that believes in the power of play to bring out the best in every kid. They strive to create safe, inclusive school environments that allow kids to thrive and discover their own superpowers. Music Show Opening Mix: Brand New – Salt-n-Pepa Brand New – Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake) Brand New Key – Melanie Brand New – Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest) Can’t You Hear Me Knocking – The Rolling Stones Show Closing Mix: Brand New Funk – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Brand New You’re Retro – Tricky Brand New Me – Dusty Springfield Brand New Me – Isaac Hayes Reading List The Ambiguity of Play - by Brian Sutton-Smith Lateral Thinking: An Introduction - by Edward de Bono Experience And Education - by John Dewey The Volcano Lover: A Romance – by Susan Sontag Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less - by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao Recess Rules - by Jill Vialet Watch List Jill’s TEDMED talk: Why play matters Headspace meditation site and app John Oliver on the Supreme Court ** If you like my show, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, visit brandnewways.com --> Find the show on Twitter: @brandnewways_ --> Send me an email: show@brandnewways.com
Join our hosts, Howard Glasser and Catherine Stafford as they welcome our guests for April - Rhett Etherton and Howard Moody. Rhett is currently a program coordinator for Playworks, a non-profit bringing, safe inclusive and fun play to children. Previous to this he taught ESL students in the 3rd - 8th grades for 6 years. He has been a certified Advanced Trainer of the Nurtured Heart Approach since 2007. Mr Etherton holds a BA in Multilinguql/Multi-Cultural Elementary Education from ASU. After seeing how the NHA tools have transformed his students' lives as well as his own, Rhett is excited to bring these tools to parents and educators across the country. Howard Moody, has been facilitating playshops for over 25 years and he specializes in designing team building, stress reduction, and wellness presentations. Howard has been a faculty member at the Omega Institute for Holistic studies for many years and he is also the co-founder of The Adventure Game Theatre, an extraordinary interactive learning process (featured on PBS and NPR). Play in its many forms is Howard's passion and his mission is to share the value and gifts that play has to offer to everyone. Howard is a Certified Nurtured Heart Approach trainer. He is presently working on a book with Howard Glasser about how within play, the principles of the Nurtured Heart Approach can be enhanced and embodied. *Any stories shared are amalgums of experiences based on the use of the Nurtured Heart Approach by our hosts and our guests and are not based on any particular person - child or adult.*
Nonprofit leaders know that solving pervasive social problems requires passion and creativity as well as tangible results. The The Non Nonprofit: For-Profit Thinking for Nonprofit Success shares the same business principles that drive the world's best companies, showing how they can (and should) be applied to the realm of nonprofits. Steve Rothschild personally crossed sectors when he left corporate America to found Twin Cities RISE!, a highly successful poverty reduction program. His honest story, and success and missteps, create an essential road map for any social venture looking to prove and boost its impact. The Non Nonprofit: For-Profit Thinking for Nonprofit Success can help maximize the positive impact of any nonprofit. Distils essential nonprofit principles such as having a clear and appropriate purpose, creating economic value from social benefit, and establishing mutual accountability Shares successful approaches from innovative organizations such as Grameen Bank, Playworks, Common Ground, Community Solutions, Habitat for Humanity, Lumni, Caring Bridge, College Summit and Twin Cities RISE! Draws from the author's success in founding and building Twin Cities RISE!, which trains unemployed Minnesotans for living wage jobs. Twin Cities RISE! serves 1,500 participants each year
We'll explore how meaningful play and physical activity can help improve the health and well-being of children with Jill Vialet, the CEO and founder of Playworks.
The organization Playworks teaches kids how to play games again, the Exploratorium moves locations, a place profile of Treasure Island, a short history of the Bay Bridge, and local musicians Mazacote.
Episode 19: Playworks Interview Lindsay talks with student playwright Aaron Cargile who participated in the Arizona Thespians Playworks program. His short play was one of three chosen to be developed over the course of the festival and put up as a staged reading. A great listen for any student playwrights out there! Show Notes Arizona Thespians Playworks Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Lindsay Price: Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello. I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today we're talking to a student playwright about his participation in the Playworks Program. But first, let's do some Theatrefolk news. This podcast is going up the last week of November, which means that December is right around the corner. December is one of our quietest months. It makes sense. Schools are winding down, fall productions are over. What usually happens in December is that Craig and I, we take a little break. We don't do a daily blog. Sometimes we go on vacation. It's really lovely to always know that December is going to quiet so we can make plans if we want. Now having said all that, and this is the reason that this is Theatrefolk News, is that, yes, usually things are quiet here at global headquarters, except when it comes to our podcast. That's right. TFP is rolling right along and there will be podcast episodes into December. We won't take a break until it's closer to Christmas. There are still three, I said three, upcoming podcasts in December. One of which is going to be a YouTube fireside chat on Les Miserables. Can't wait to that. Lastly, where, oh where, can you find this podcast? We post new episodes every Wednesday at theatrefolk.com and on our Facebook page and Twitter. You can find us on the stitcher app and you can also subscribe to TFP on iTunes. All you have to do is search on the word theatrefolk. Episode 19, Playworks Program. I was recently at the Arizona Thespian Festival where I participated in the Playworks Program as a director and a playwright mentor. Playworks is a fabulous, fabulous opportunity for student playwrights. Students, they submit a short play and then a couple are chosen. In Arizona, it was three. Those three plays get one-on-one feedback. They get some development with a professional playwright and then they get to see their play go up in a heightened staged reading. It's on its feet. We had a whole day to rehearse. It's not just a cold reading. It's a very, very warm reading with action. For my playwright, Aaron, this was going to be the first time he would have seen his play, this play, his first play, in front of an audience. So let's hear what Aaron has to say about participating in Playworks. Hello. I'm here at Arizona Thespians, and I'm here with... Aaron Cargile: Aaron Cargile. Lindsay: Aaron Cargile. Awesome, Aaron. You are a participant in the Playworks Program. Aaron: Yes, I am. Lindsay: Playworks is a pretty interesting program. Aaron: It's very interesting. Lindsay: What it is student playwrights from all over your state in Arizona can submit a... How long does the play have to be? Aaron: Six pages. Lindsay: Six-page play. They choose three to go up at festival. Basically it's you get feedback and then we gather on the Friday, had auditions, you got some more feedback, you did a pretty substantial re-write, you met with a director playwright mentor which happens to be me for your play, and then in just over an hour, the three plays are going up. Aaron: Yes, it's really exciting. It's very similar, from what I've seen, to a 48-hour film contest in the way it's just really rapid fire. Lindsay: It's very intense, isn't it? Aaron: It is very intense, and there's no room for stopping. Thankfully, my play is very straight forward, not a lot of... Lindsay: Let's talk about your play.
The Whole Child Podcast: Changing the Conversation About Education
Research shows that kids who are physically active are not only healthier, but are also likely to perform better academically, and short activity breaks during the school day can improve concentration, behavior, and enhance learning. In short, school-based physical activity is valuable exercise -- it aids cognitive development, increases engagement and motivation, and is essential to a whole child approach to education. In this episode of the Whole Child Podcast, we discuss new ways to encourage movement and how schools are bringing physical activity out of the gym and into the classroom to maximize learning and well-being.
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