FRI-A06 - Green Schoolyards: Nature That Builds Community, Wellness, and Learning

Friday, November 19, 2021

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM CDT

Location: Music City Center, Room 103

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, 1 GBCI CE, FL, NY/HSW, ISA

Lead Speaker(s)

Hana Ishikawa, Affil. ASLA, AIA

Design Principal
site design group, ltd.
Chicago, Illinois

Speaker(s)

Meg Kelly

Space to Grow Director
Healthy Schools Campaign
Chicago, Illinois
Josina Morita

Commissioner
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Chicago, Illinois
Brad McCauley, ASLA

Managing Principal
Site Design Group, Ltd.

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, 1 GBCI CE, FL, NY/HSW, ISA

Green schoolyards provide daily access to nature and are critical to supporting the wellness of kids and communities while providing important green space, particularly for under-invested communities. Using Chicago’s Space to Grow model, this session will highlight innovative partnerships and the benefits green schoolyards provide to schools, students, and communities.

Learning Outcomes:

Connect documented research about green schoolyards to health and educational outcomes.
Understand the features of community-designed green schoolyards and how they support wellness, community building, and positive academic outcomes.
Learn how stormwater management can be incorporated to restore dilapidated schoolyards, reduce neighborhood flooding, and improve water quality.
Learn how to partner with municipalities and stormwater agencies to leverage schoolyard improvement funds that benefit the whole community.