February 23, 2026 10:31 pmPublished by Emily ZhangComments Off on Renewing the National Call for Green Schoolyards
For more than a decade, Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC) has worked alongside partners at Openlands, Chicago Public Schools, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, the Chicago Department of Water Management and, more recently, the Chicago Department of Environment, to support schoolyards that promote children’s health, learning and community well-being. Space to Grow, Chicago’s... More
December 1, 2025 10:42 pmPublished by Emily ZhangComments Off on Celebrating Five New Space to Grow Schoolyards
Space to Grow partners are thrilled to announce the opening of five new schoolyards on Chicago’s South Side: Myra Bradwell School of Excellence (South Shore) James Farmer, Jr. Elementary School (Bronzeville) Irvin C. Mollison IB World School (Bronzeville) William H. Ryder Math & Science Specialty School (Auburn Gresham) Emmett Till Fine & Performing Arts School... More
October 22, 2025 3:12 amPublished by Emily ZhangComments Off on Space to Grow Partners Announce New Schoolyards for 2026
We are pleased to announce that four Chicago public schools, including the first high school, will receive new green schoolyards through Space to Grow in 2026. Schoolyard designs are beginning this month at Washington High School and Addams Elementary School (which will be redeveloped as a dual campus renovation) in the East Side community, Earhart... More
