Build Partnerships

This agreement from Austin, TX is an example of how a school district and a city park department can specifies maintenance responsibilities for shared properties.

This webinar discusses the essential role of green schoolyards in a post-COVID area. With play structures being closed due to COVID-19, the public access of green schoolyards is even more critical.

Space to Grow Chicago has a unique partnership, community engagement and stewardship model for green schoolyards.

Park walk ability scores and green infrastructure are used as programmatic and funding strategies for schoolyard transformation.

New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection leads multiple agency partners in the design, construction and maintenance of sustainable green infrastructure on schoolyards and other spaces.

An example of how non-traditional partnerships grow green schoolyards in Chicago.

This collaboration between Clean Water Partnership (CWP) and Prince George’s County Public Schools helps meet federal stormwater standards and fosters new generations of water quality protectors.

A guide with real-life examples, best practices and practical steps to help agencies implement a wellness policy and create sustainable site changes.

Partnerships are key for funding, implementing, scaling and sustaining successful and systemic green schoolyards programs. Join us to discover how very different partnership models developed to advance green schoolyards in 3 cities: Houston, TX; Denver, CO and Chicago, IL.

Why do children need green school grounds? This short, compelling video can help you make your case.

Analysis of an agreement that permits community recreational use of school property.

This guide provides information, examples and considerations for working with public agencies and developing partnerships with public schools to develop school gardens.