Join us for a virtual Park Bench Chat on September 15 at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET to explore the untapped potential of America’s schoolyards.

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Of the 90,000 public schoolyards in the U.S., less than 1 percent of them are rich in green space and stay open to the neighborhood outside of school hours. Swapping out blacktop for trees, gardens, and up-to-date play equipment in our nation’s schoolyards provides one of the greatest opportunities we have to help students reach their academic potential and help combat the impacts of climate change. And if every public schoolyard in America functioned as a shared outdoor space during non-school hours, some 20 million more people would have access to a park within a 10-minute walk of home. 

At The Trust for Public Land, we’ve worked alongside communities across the country to transform nearly 300 public schoolyards into great public parks. Join media trailblazer and Trust for Public Land volunteer leader Jocelyn Dorsey for a Park Bench Chat with Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Tull Charitable Foundation Executive Director Gabrielle Kreisler Sheely, and The Trust for Public Land’s Schoolyards Initiative Director Danielle Denk for a conversation about the untapped potential of America’s schoolyards. 

They will share examples of how Community Schoolyards™ projects are transforming underused outdoor space into vibrant public parks, full of trees, shade, and places to exercise, play, and learn. They’ll also explore how this solution to solve America’s park equity divide can be scaled nationwide through public, NGO, and philanthropic partnerships.

When: Wednesday, September 15 at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET 

Space is limited so I hope you’ll register today!

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