School grounds, no matter how big or small, urban or rural, hold great potential to enhance the learning climate of the school. Well-designed school grounds go beyond promoting active play. They can provide a meaningful link to the natural world, and greatly enhance learning experiences of our children.
Getting started
Greening your school goes beyond simple aesthetics to improve the quality and function of the school grounds. It embraces safety, shading, energy conservation, links our curriculum to the outdoors and reduces our environmental footprint. Your plan may include:
- Enhancing your EcoTeam
- Surveying and mapping the school grounds
- Defining the vision
- Rationalizing the vision
- Recording your plan
- Putting your plan into action
- Embedding your project in the school culture
- Maintaining your vision
Contact Kathleen Quenneville at [email protected] to access a copy of our School Ground Greening Guide and resources for greening your school grounds.