BOSTON SCHOOLYARD FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE

Our goal was to design schoolyards that met the needs of the school and community while continually developing our schoolyard and outdoor classroom model. Over the years, we developed materials that helped us work toward those goals: a Schoolyard Design Guide and Outdoor Classroom Design Guide that illustrates our approach to design, and the BSI Planning Workbook which is a resource for engaging the schoolyard community in the schoolyard planning process... Between 1995 and 2013, the Boston Schoolyard Initiative (BSI) transformed Boston's schoolyards from barren asphalt lots into dynamic centers for recreation, learning and community life. School-by-school, neighborhood-by-neighborhood, BSI reached children, families, community members and teachers with vibrant outdoor spaces for increased physical activity and creative new approaches to using the schoolyard for teaching and learning. We accomplished our work through a public-private partnership between the City of Boston, Boston..

Also known as: schoolyards