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Green Schoolyards America
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 * About Us/
    * Our Mission
    * our team
    * our partners
    * Careers

 * Our Work/
    * National Schoolyard Forest System®
    * California Schoolyard Forest System®
    * Schoolyard Tree Canopy Equity Study
    * SoCal Leadership Institute
    * Policy and Advocacy
    * Regional Initiatives

 * Events/
 * Resources/
    * Schoolyard Forest System Library
    * National Outdoor Learning Library
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    * Schoolyard Activity Guides
    * Our Books

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    * Press
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HOME

 * About Us/
    * Our Mission
    * our team
    * our partners
    * Careers

 * Our Work/
    * National Schoolyard Forest System®
    * California Schoolyard Forest System®
    * Schoolyard Tree Canopy Equity Study
    * SoCal Leadership Institute
    * Policy and Advocacy
    * Regional Initiatives

 * Events/
 * Resources/
    * Schoolyard Forest System Library
    * National Outdoor Learning Library
    * living school grounds
    * Schoolyard Activity Guides
    * Our Books

 * News/
    * Press
    * blog

 * donate/
 * contact/


 
 

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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 THEIR COMMUNITIES' ECOLOGICAL HEALTH AND CLIMATE
RESILIENCE.


WE ARE WORKING TO CHANGE THE PARADIGM FOR SCHOOL GROUND DESIGN, USE, AND
MANAGEMENT SO ALL STUDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE NATURAL WORLD IN THE PLACES
THEY ALREADY VISIT ON A DAILY BASIS.  

 

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MAJOR INITIATIVES


WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH PARTNER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE
LARGE-SCALE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE LIVING SCHOOLYARD MOVEMENT, BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS THAT HELP IT SUCCEED, AND INFUSE OUTDOOR LEARNING AND ECOLOGICAL
DESIGN INTO THE PREK-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM. OUR WORK HAS A STRONG EQUITY FOCUS,
AND PRIORITIZES LOCATIONS THAT HAVE THE GREATEST NEED FOR EDUCATIONAL,
ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND OPEN SPACE IMPROVEMENTS. 

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NATIONAL SCHOOLYARD
FOREST SYSTEM®


A NEW INITIATIVE TO INCREASE TREE CANOPY ON PREK-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY, TO DIRECTLY SHADE AND PROTECT STUDENTS FROM EXTREME HEAT AND RISING
TEMPERATURES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. THE INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN 2022 WITH
CALIFORNIA AS THE FIRST STATEWIDE PROGRAM.


Learn More
 

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SCHOOLYARD FOREST SYSTEM® RESOURCE LIBRARY


A FREE, GROWING ONLINE RESOURCE LIBRARY FILLED WITH PRACTICAL RESOURCES TO
SUPPORT SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS THEY PLAN, DEVELOP, USE, AND MANAGE
SCHOOLYARD FORESTS. WE HAVE DEVELOPED AND CURATED RESOURCES FOCUSED ON HELPING
SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS MAKE THE CASE FOR SCHOOLYARD FORESTS; DESIGN, IMPLEMENT,
AND MAINTAIN THEM; AND TAKE LEARNING OUTDOORS IN THESE SPACES.

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CALIFORNIA SCHOOLYARD TREE CANOPY EQUITY STUDY


A PROJECT QUANTIFYING THE EXTENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF TREE CANOPY ON CALIFORNIA’S
K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL CAMPUSES. IT WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND EXISTING CONDITIONS,
ESTABLISH A BASELINE FROM WHICH TO MEASURE CHANGE OVER TIME, AND IDENTIFY
PRIORITIES FOR THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOLYARD FOREST SYSTEM℠. THE STUDY’S FINDINGS
WILL ALSO PROVIDE TOOLS FOR DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING TO HELP CALIFORNIA’S
POLICYMAKERS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROTECT VULNERABLE CHILDREN FROM EXTREME HEAT
AND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

Learn more
 

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Image © THOMAS KUOH PHOTOGRAPHY, Graphic © Green Schoolyards America


NATIONAL OUTDOOR
LEARNING LIBRARY


A FREE ONLINE RESOURCE LIBRARY DESIGNED TO HELP SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS MOVE THEIR
CLASSES AND PROGRAMS OUTSIDE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE
LIBRARY INCLUDES INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTENT TO HELP PREK-12 EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS DESIGN, USE, MANAGE, AND INVEST IN A FUTURE WITH ENGAGING,
HANDS-ON, OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES. ORIGINALLY CREATED TO
ADDRESS THE PANDEMIC, THIS EXTENSIVE COLLECTION WILL CONTINUE TO GROW OVER TIME.

Learn MorE

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OUR IMPACT


TOGETHER, WE HAVE MADE GREAT PROGRESS TOWARDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE! CHECK OUT OUR
LATEST REPORT SUMMARIZING OUR IMPACT OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.

Read the Report

 
 



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Green Schoolyards America is fiscally sponsored by Earth Island Institute, a
501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.