Join us for the May Monthly webinar led by Kristin Lo Verde, manager of Green Schoolyards for Openlands in Chicago. She presents, Space to Grow: Greening Chicago Schoolyards. Space to Grow transforms Chicago schoolyards into beautiful and functional spaces to play, learn, garden and be outside. The schoolyards also use special design elements to help reduce neighborhood flooding. Space to Grow is led by Healthy Schools Campaign and Openlands, and brings together capital funds and leadership from Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Department of Water Management and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Each partner believes that schools are central to community life, making them ideal for collaboration.
Tune in to learn:
- Partnership & engagement at all levels
- Green infrastructure benefits
- Innovative design for public spaces
Additional Information:
- Space to Grow: http://www.spacetogrowchicago.org/
- Space to Grow on You tube: Checkout the whole transformation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Hx3f2CkzM
- Green Schoolyards Report: https://healthyschoolscampaign.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/GreenSchoolyards.pdf
- Children and Nature Network: https://www.childrenandnature.org/initiatives/schoolyards/
