Picture this: Manchester, New Hampshire, 1999. A 24-year-old walks into her first classroom and begins what will become a decades-long journey in that beautiful, chaotic world of elementary education. ...
When summer rolls around, most kids can’t wait to jump into the pool. But James wasn’t most kids. I met James in the summer of 1983. I was his counselor at...
In one of the final Playmaker University assignments, early childhood professionals are asked to share how they see their Playmaker training impacting their work. Samantha's castle-guarding story warmed our hearts....
One of the greatest, and often overlooked, casualties of war is the loss of childhood. To cope with life’s challenges, and grow in a healthy way, all children need...
How Playmaker Lenira Dos Reis connects with kids through art. Lenira DosReis is a Visual Arts teacher in Boston who felt the life-changing impact of her own Playmakers after...