Green Schoolyards America regularly hosts public lectures that examine the living school ground field from a variety of different perspectives and disciplines, with a focus on timely topics that support our initiatives and emergent needs in our networks. We partner with our colleagues to explore best practices and many of our events are held in collaboration with local institutions, public agencies, and other partners, and include guest speakers from across the United States and around the world.
Many of our in-person and online events have been recorded, producing a rich collection of videos that we are honored to share below. We encourage you to sign up for our mailing list to receive announcements of upcoming programs.
Current Series
Schoolyard Forest Design Lecture Series
Ongoing
The Schoolyard Forest Design Lecture Series will provide technical, design-focused guidance for creating and stewarding high-quality schoolyard forests and green schoolyards. Each online session will feature presentations by subject-area experts, including Green Schoolyards America staff, along with time for audience Q&A. All sessions are free and will be recorded. Click below to see upcoming dates and topics and to register.
Community of Practice for Schoolyard Forests
Resuming November 2024!
The Community of Practice for Schoolyard Forests is an open and welcoming monthly discussion forum for school districts, county offices of education, and public agencies in California and around the country to share information as they explore how to establish schoolyard forests at scale. Our goal is to provide support and to build a collegial “community of practice” and national network to strengthen these efforts. We also welcome tree planting organizations, landscape architects, and others from anywhere in the world who support school districts in this work.
Past Presentations and Events
Many of these presentations are also available on Green Schoolyards America’s YouTube channel and our website’s blog. We will update this page regularly as new recordings become available.
2022-2023 — Recent
The California Schoolyard Forest System℠ Launch Webinar — October 2022
Community of Practice for Schoolyard Forests — November 2022 - May 2023 (six meetings)
The Living Schoolyards Act Lecture Series — March - May 2023 (five-part series)
2020-22 — OUTDOOR LEARNING DURING COVID-19
EdCuration Podcast — August 2022
Outdoor Learning Webinar Series — April - May 2022 (four-part series)
Community of Practice for Schools and Districts Moving Learning Outside — June 2020 - May 2022 (40 recorded presentations)
2015-20 — SELECTED GREEN SCHOOLYARD PRESENTATIONS
Presentation to the BaySci Program at U.C. Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science — February 2020
Uppsala Health Summit (Sweden) — October 2019
Green Schoolyards America’s Experiential Learning in the Schoolyard Conference — September 2019
Children, Nature, and School Grounds — May 2019
Green Schoolyards America’s Bay Area Principals’ Institute - March 2019 - February 2020
Uneven Play, with WHYY (Philadelphia) — February 2019
Symposium, International School Grounds Alliance (Japan) — November 2018
Keynote, Green California Schools and Community Colleges Summit — October 2018
Podship Earth: Asphalt Jungle, Episode 13 — May 2018
U.S. EPA - Teach, Learn, Grow: The Value of Green Infrastructure in Schoolyards — October 2017
Living Schoolyards as Stormwater Infrastructure — January 2017 (two-part series with San Francisco Public Utilities Commission)
Living Schoolyards for Stormwater Management — May 2016 (with the California State Water Resources Control Board)
Nature Kids Radio: From Green Schoolyards to Green Communities — April 2016 (podcast)
Occidental College: Living Schoolyards for California — May 2015