About the Project

Research shows that stress and anxiety in children can contribute to even greater physical and mental health concerns as an adult. Due to the Covid-19 shutdown we have seen an increase in stress and anxiety in our students. While students can be resilient, we want to provide a learning environment that helps foster positive health practices. This project will assist in the creation of a green schoolyard that promotes mental health wellbeing and positive socialization among students. A green schoolyard would provide several different opportunities for students to interact with nature through a campus garden, natural picnic spaces, an outdoor classroom setting, and recreational activities. Through this project we hope to create an outdoor setting that is calm and peaceful for students and can easily be translated into the tone of classrooms. We would also utilize this space for community events and parent groups. It is important that this green schoolyard be a place where the school community can come together and build relationships to promote the greater academic success of our students. This project continues the school’s vision to meet the needs of the whole child through a Community School Framework that engages students, parents, staff and the community through a partnership of learning.