More and more communities are realizing the value of schoolyards as school and community asset. As this grassroots movement grows it is essential to stay informed and be aware of the tools that build the evidence for greening and redeveloping schoolyards. Toward that end we want to share helpful resources, material TBS has developed over the years as well as links to partner organizations you may find useful:
Extended Learning Outdoors:
Activating Nature – Extended Learning Outdoors
Schoolyard Assessment and Evaluation Forms:
Gathering baseline information is essential to building a case for schoolyard redevelopment.
TBS_Adv. Schoolyard Play Capacity
TBS_Play Equipment Safety Form
Green Schoolyards and Stormwater Infrastructure Review:
In partnership with Philadelphia Water Department, TBS conducted a 50-city review of North American school district policies regarding the design of stormwater infrastructure on schoolyards.
International School Grounds Alliance – Value of Risk in Play and Learning
“School grounds should not be as safe as possible but as safe as necessary.”
— Risk in Play and Learning: Ubud-Höör Declaration, International School Grounds Alliance