Green Schoolyards America

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Web Name: Green Schoolyards America

WebSite: http://www.greenschoolyards.org

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Green Schoolyards America

Green Schoolyards America seeks to transform asphalt-covered school grounds into park-like green spaces that improve children’s well-being, learning, and play while contributing to the ecological health and climate resilience of our cities.We are working to change the paradigm for school ground design, use, and management so that all children will have access to the natural world in the places they already visit on a daily basis.

Our programs support the living school ground movement, build relationships that help it succeed, and work to embed this perspective in our existing institutions and policy and regulatory frameworks.

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What We Do

RESEARCH

We conduct research that connects children's well-being and academic achievement to the ecological health of their school ground and neighborhood environments.

POLICY

We advocate for policies that add climate resilience and enable school grounds to be dynamic, multi-use,nature-filled public spaces that improve the well-being of children and the environment at the same time.

SUPPORT

We partner with school districts, public agencies and other colleagues to develop city- and state-wide living school ground initiatives. We also offer public presentations, professional development, and publications.

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National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative

Green Schoolyards America is a co-founder of the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative, which is helping schools and districts across the country use outdoor spaces as essential assets they reopen with physical distancing measures in place.

Click here for more information about the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative.
We invite you to join us in this important work!

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Green Schoolyard Transformations

Rosa Parks Elementary / Before renovation

Berkeley, California

Rosa Parks Elementary / 5 years after renovation

Berkeley, California

Tule Elk Park School / Before renovation

San Francisco, California

Tule Elk Park School / 4 years after renovation

San Francisco, California

Tule Elk Park School / 10 years after renovation

San Francisco, California

Commodore Sloat Elementary / Before renovation

San Francisco, California

Commodore Sloat Elementary / 2 years after renovation

San Francisco, California

Commodore Sloat Elementary / 3 years after renovation

San Francisco, California

Commodore Sloat Elementary / 10 years after renovation

San Francisco, California

The examples of green schoolyard transformations in this collection illustrate how each school has improved their grounds to better support outdoor learning, diversify play opportunities, and enrich local ecosystems.

© 2013-2021 Green Schoolyards America. All rights reserved.
Green Schoolyards America is fiscally sponsored by Earth Island Institute,a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.

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