Fernwood Elementary School

10041 S. Union Ave., Washington Heights neighborhood

students playing on the new Space to Grow schoolyard at Fernwood Elementary in Chicago

The Space to Grow schoolyard at Fernwood opening in August 2018. The schoolyard features two half basketball courts, a track, a turf field, an outdoor classroom, play equipment for younger and older students, a native garden and a “runnel”—a small man-made feature that captures rainwater from the school’s roof and feeds it into the rain garden.

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