Reshaping Learning with SchoolDay

Transforming Schoolyards into Outdoor Learning Spaces to Improve Learning, Health, & the Environment

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Sharon Gamson Danks, the CEO and founder of Green Schoolyards America, shares all the educational, social, environmental and health-related benefits of redesigning schoolyards into living, diverse, outdoor learning spaces.

 

Resources:

Connect to The Institute for Humane Education for free resources and training

Connect to Green Schoolyards America

Access the National Outdoor Learning Library

          The District Pathway through the Outdoor Learning Library

Learn about the California Schoolyard Forest System

Climate Resilient Schools Podcast Series:

          Episode 1 with Andra Yeghoian

          Episode 2 with Karen Cowe and Craig Strang

 

 

Books:

  • Asphalt to Ecosystems: Design Ideas for School Transformation by Sharon Gamson Danks
  • Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
  • The World Becomes What We Teach by Zoe Weil
  • Nature Play at Home: Creating Outdoor Spaces the Connect Children with the Natural World by Nancy Striniste
  • How to Grow a School Garden: A Complete Guide for Parents and Teachers by Ardoin Bucklin-sporer and Rachel Kathleen Pringle
  • Schools That Heal: Design With Mental Health in Mind by Claire Latane
  • Curriculum Guide by Susan Humphries:

    •                  Experiential Outdoor Learning in the Schoolyard

                    

     

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