Green Schoolyard Planning & Design
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Agenda
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Monday, December 18, 2023
9:00 am – 4:00 pm CST
Presented by: Priya Cook and Jane Tesner Kleiner
Assessing Schoolyard Needs, Wants and Opportunities
- Identifying and engaging users and stakeholders
- Identifying current and proposed uses
- Funding opportunities
- Timelines
Greening of Schoolyard Spaces
- Community hub
- Multi-purpose spaces
- Indoor/outdoor connections
- Campus ecosystem
- Connections to curriculum
Creating a Schoolyard Plan
- Diverse areas for multiple purposes
- Use during (and after) school hours
- Accessibility and wellness
- Resources
Play Spaces
- Benefits of play – types of play
- Safety and standards
- Play materials, structures
- On-going maintenance
Outdoor Classrooms
- What makes for a great outdoor learning environment?
- Gathering spaces
- Learning elements
Additional Considerations/Schoolyard Elements
- Garden spaces
- Nature playgrounds
- Imaginative play
- Sensory elements
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All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
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Credits
Engineers
6.0 PDHs
Architects
6.0 HSW CE Hours
AIA - American Institute of Architects
6.0 LU|HSW
Landscape Architects
6.0 HSW CE Hours
LACES - Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System
6.0 HSW PDHs
APA/AICP - American Planning Association/American Institute of Certified Planners
6 CM
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.0 PDHs for professional engineers, 6.0 HSW continuing education hours for licensed architects, and 6.0 HSW continuing education hours for landscape architects in all states that allow this learning method. Please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700) and North Carolina (S-0130). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers and architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2)). Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 6.0 HSW LUs (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.
The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 6.0 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the LA CES.
HalfMoon Education is an approved CM Provider with the American Planning Association. This course is registered for CM|6 for certified planners.
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On-Demand Credits
The preceding credit information only applies to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format may not be eligible for the same credits as the live presentation; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate. The following pre-approvals may be available for the on-demand format upon request:
6.0 HSW LUs (AIA)
6.0 HSW PDHs (LA CES)
Speakers
Priya Cook
Director, Green Schoolyards and CommunitiesMs. Cook is driven by a vision in which all people and the natural world can thrive. She works at this intersection as director of Green Schoolyards and Communities at the Children & Nature Network, advancing the Green Schoolyards Action Agenda and supporting locally led systems change for equitable nature connection. Ms. Cook co-led the Cities Connecting Children to Nature initiative at the National League of Cities for five years, directed front- and backcountry programs at City Kids Wilderness Project, and served on the Student Conservation Association Board of Directors, after years in public education and policy in Texas, Alaska, and DC. She thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2009 and continues her outdoor adventures in the backyard and backcountry with her family. Ms. Cook holds a BA degree from the University of Notre Dame and an MPP from UT Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs.
Jane Tesner Kleiner
Landscape Architect, Ecologist, Environmental Educator and Disabilities AdvocateNature connections are at the core of Ms. Kleiner’s work to support healthy communities. She has had the privilege of working in city and county governments for parks, trails, and clean water, as well as private sector consulting to communities. Ms. Kleiner’s work in Michigan, Washington and Oregon has bridged ecological restoration in urban areas to create healthy environments in neighborhoods, schools, hospitals and public spaces. She thrives in building relationships and hearing from stakeholders and bringing nature to their doorsteps. Her most recent and on-going work, to move the Green Schoolyard movement forward, has brought her connections as co-author to national movements with the Children & Nature Network, Green Schoolyards America, and the Cities Connecting Children to Nature Initiative in Southwest Washington. Ms. Kleiner has been spending lots of time at recess, parent teacher meetings and meetings with community partners to build and sustain healthy environments for school staff, students, and communities. It can’t get better than helping students see nature up-close, to care and nurture their natural world. She owns Nature+Play Designs in Vancouver, Washington, and is the program manager for the regional coalition, Lower Columbia Nature Network.
AIA Info
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AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
Course Title: Green Schoolyard Planning & Design
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This six-hour course will identify schoolyard needs, wants and opportunities before exploring the design and creation of green schoolyard spaces. The course will explain the “greening” of schoolyard spaces, the creation of a schoolyard plan, how to incorporate play structures and additional elements and how they can be used as outdoor classrooms and community hubs.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to explore green schoolyard designs that serve multiple purposes, facilitate indoor/outdoor connections, and serve as a community hub.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to utilize play structures to serve various types of play and comply with all applicable standards, safety requirements and maintenance operations.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to create a schoolyard plan so that the space can satisfy multiple purposes, be utilized as outdoor classrooms and be utilized after school.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to incorporate additional elements into green schoolyard designs such as garden spaces and wooded areas.
LUs: 6.0 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Experience with landscape design
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 10/24/2026
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