Colorado Recess Day is a statewide event on October 5th that encourages physical activity for students, families, and communities. The event includes family recess at Playworks schools, adult recess at Infinity Park, and visits from professional sports teams to schools to demonstrate sports and play games with students, with the goal of promoting healthy, active lifestyles.

1. Colorado Recess Day What : Colorado Recess day is our state’s recognition of the importance of physical activity throughout the school day for students and families. When : Wednesday October 5 th Where : All Playworks Schools and Infinity Park Who : 1) Playworks schools 2) Kroenke Sports – Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Rapids and Mammoth 3) Infinity park and Glendale Raptors (Rugby) 4) Governor Hickenlooper’s office 5) Colorado Health Foundation – assist with getting media present Schedule : 11:00am – Families are invited to come play at recess with their kids. Playworks will create a field-day like experience where families can enjoy physical activity together. 11:00 – Adult Recess at Infinity Park 1:30pm – A player or ambassador from one of the teams listed above will visit each of our schools, do a demonstration of their sport and then Playworks will run games with the students and players/ambassadors. Students may get tickets to events and/or sporting equipment for their schools.