Grey to Green: The San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance's Work to Improve...
Grey to Green Video by Rick Bacigalupi, provided by the San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance. Used with permission. The San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance has been working to improve school...
View ArticleA recent article in the New York Times asks "Can a Playground Be Too Safe?"
On July 18th, the New York Times published an article that highlights the changes that have occurred in playground design to decrease perceived risk, but at what cost? From the article:"“Children need...
View ArticleInterview with Mary Jackson, Learning through Landscapes
Engaging Our Grounds conference director, Sharon Danks, recently had the pleasure of interviewing Mary Jackson, Development Manager for Learning through Landscapes, based in Winchester, England. Mary...
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Conference a Beautiful Success!
After attending the 2011 Engaging Our Grounds: International Green Schoolyard Conference last month in Berkeley and San Francisco, California, I can say with confidence that the worldwide movement to...
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ISGA Press Release!
New international group forms to address an increasingly sedentary and risk-averse generation of children disconnected from nature.Growing school grounds movement gains international voice with...
View ArticleExciting New Video about School Grounds Around the World!
We are thrilled to announce that the International School Grounds Alliance has just released a new 8 minute video, produced as a result of the September 2011 Engaging Our Grounds conference, held in...
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Asphalt to Ecosystems Honored by American Society of Landscape Architects
ISGA is excited to announce that ISGA co-founder Sharon Danks's book Asphalt to Ecosystems: Design Ideas for Schoolyard Transformation received an ASLA 2012 Professional Award in Communications.The...
View Article2013 ISGA conference announced!
Exciting news! We are holding a conference September 23-25, 2013 and hope you will come!Evergreen Learning Grounds and the International School Ground Alliance (ISGA) invite you to join us in Toronto...
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Announcing International School Grounds Month!
The International School Grounds Alliance is pleased to announce the first annual International School Grounds Month. During May 2013 schools around the planet will celebrate their school grounds which...
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San Francisco Bay Area presentation about beneficial risk in children's...
We are pleased to announce that ISGA Steering Committee member Bernard Spiegal of PLAYLINK in England will be giving a presentation in San Francisco, California, USA on May 1st. His talk will address...
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Request for speakers for the International Green School Ground Conference
The 2013 International Green School Ground Conference, hosted by Evergreen and the International School Grounds Alliance, will be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 23-25, 2013! We have...
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Abruzzi Higher Secondary School, Pakistan celebrates International School...
The village of Siankhor in the Shigar valley, sits on the road to Askoli, the starting point to treks in Pakistan's Karakorum mountain range. It is home to the Abruzzi Higher Secondary School. Visit...
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Holkens förskola - getting outside for International School Grounds Month
Find out more about this pre-school at http://www.lund.se/Forskolor/Forskola-Holken/ This is what they told us about what they have been doing and will be doing during May. During spring we have been...
View ArticleGetting busy in the UK for International School Grounds Month
Play Learning Life is thrilled to be supporting International School Grounds Month and we have had a very busy May so far, celebrating the diversity and potential of school grounds with schools and...
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Images from the UK - see blog below to find out more
Images copyright Julie Mountain, Play Learning Life
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Jefferson Academy grows and cooks their own pizzas
Prospect Learning Center and Jefferson Academy grow pizzas! A school based in Washington DC tells us what they were up to during International School Grounds month. We worked with our students doing...
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ISGA conference Sept. 22-25, 2013! Mark your calendar and sign up soon!
The International School Grounds Alliance is holding its next conference September 22-25, 2013, hosted by co-founder, Evergreen, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Join us for three days of inspiration, idea...
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International school ground greening community is gathering soon!
The International School Grounds Alliance (ISGA), in partnership with Evergreen, invites you to join us for an incredible opportunity this September 22–25, as international experts in the green...
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Nature School: A Gathering of the International School Ground Greening Community
Evergreen was proud to host the 2013 Nature School Conference, four days of learning, sharing, and inspiration, September 22-25, 2013 at the Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto, Canada. Held in...
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ISGA in the News!
The Globe and Mail, a major Canadian newspaper, ran a great article today that highlights the green schoolyard movement around the world and the need for nature and physical challenges in schoolyard...
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