Sustainable Schoolyards

Brent Elementary School's "Outdoor Classroom" in Washington, D.C., is the final home of the U.S. Botanic Garden's Sustainable Schoolyard exhibit.
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Read the Hill Rag's coverage of the installation of the Sustainable Schoolyard at Brent Elemetary here.

California School Garden Network

(Schoolyards)

By encouraging and supporting a garden in every school, the CSGN creates opportunities for child...

Tags: Community building Curricula Edible Energy Gardens Outdoor classroom Seating Solar energy Water features

Florida School Garden Competition

(Schoolyards)

The School Garden Competition is designed to encourage the use of school gardens in elementary sch...

Tags: Community building Curricula Outdoor classroom Site design Sustainability

How to Start a School Garden

(Schoolyards)

In this groundbreaking resource, two school garden pioneers offer parents, teachers, and school admi...

Tags: Accessibility Building materials Community building Curricula Fundraising Outdoor classroom Plants Rain barrels Seating Shelter Site design Visioning

May 2008

Take a tour of the Sustainable Schoolyard at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, DC.

Tags: Outdoor classroom

One Planet – Ours!

A Sustainable Schoolyard Comes to the National Mall Washington, DC: The Friends of Smart Gro...

Tags: Outdoor classroom