The Ecological Schoolyard at Clara Barton

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New chalkboard flowers for Clara Barton's schoolyard went up today. These are in testing mode. They were a big hit after school!

"Author of Asphalt to Ecosystems: Design Ideas for Schoolyard Transformation, Sharon Danks, recently announced the launch of Green Schoolyards America, a new organization formed to inspire schoolyard transformation across America from bleak asphalt to green spaces full of life! Sharon hopes that Green Schoolyards America will encourage community engagement while promoting the idea that schoolyard transformation can be used to connect children with their local ecosystems, while maintaining a curiosity for adventure, and learning to nurture their surroundings first-hand." Read the full blog post.

Big things are happening at the Clara Barton school! On September 10, 2014, we hosted Professor Lolly Tai and her team of students from the School of Environmental Design at Temple University as they gathered information from CBS students, staff, parents, and community members regarding the vision for the new school yard. From here, they move on with their creation of a master plan for us to work on. We are very excited to see what they come up with!