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/The green schoolyards field has made great strides in the last three years–and we are thrilled that the movement has hit a tipping point into wider public discourse and funding. We are proud to have played a part in this shift and are excited to share some of our key contributions with you!
From helping to build a national green schoolyards response to the Covid-19 pandemic to launching a new climate-focused schoolyard forests program and growing our internal team - we couldn’t have done it without partners and donors like you.
Learn about our key accomplishments:
We launched the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative with Ten Strands, The Lawrence Hall of Science at U.C. Berkeley, and the San Mateo County Office of Education to support schools and districts in their efforts to reopen safely and equitably during the COVID-19 pandemic. This Initiative inspired one of the largest waves of engagement in the green schoolyard movement that we have ever seen.
We launched the California Schoolyard Forest System℠ in partnership with CAL FIRE, the California Department of Education, and Ten Strands. The initiative will address schoolyard tree canopy equity and bring schoolyard forests to scale by working to align state and local policy, funding, planning, and technical assistance to support and enable broad adoption by school districts.
We worked closely with the Office of U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico on the Living Schoolyards Act, which he introduced to the U.S. Senate last fall. This is the first time a green schoolyard funding bill has ever been introduced at the federal level.
Again, we couldn’t have done any of this without the generous support of our partners and donors. Join us in creating a world where every can experience the natural world every day, right outside their classroom door. Together, we can transform asphalt into child-friendly ecosystems!