Sharon Danks

Advocate for living schoolyards for 20+ yrs. Founder, Green Schoolyards America. Author, Asphalt to Ecosystems. Co-Found.,Int’l Schl Grounds Alli. Ashoka Fellow

[UndauntedK12 @UndauntedK12]

Hot classrooms make it impossible for students to maximize learning — and students of color are hurt the most.

Check out new fact sheets & infographics on how CA can support heat-resilient schools from @UCLA
@LuskinCenter: https://t.co/VxEhchojSM

#UCLAHeatEquity #ExtremeHeat

[Sharon Danks @sdanks]

@Abel_Guillen @SFUnified @SFUrbanForester What a lovely memory to share! 😊 Thank you so much for your leadership on this! CDE’s support for green schools, living schoolyards, and schoolyard forests is so important. 🌿🌱🌳

[Abel Guillén @Abel_Guillen]

As smoke from wildfires🔥 looms, we are reminded of the urgency to combat climate 🌎change. This week @CADeptEd is partnering w/ @usedgov @EDGreenRibbon to highlight sustainability practices like green schoolyards, infrastructure upgrades & waste diversion. #GreenStridesTour

[Sharon Danks @sdanks]

@SollarsAmalia @NISD @AmeriCorps @NISDElemScience @NISDElemEnviron @livingschoolyrd @NISDEsparza @migdaliagpowers That’s fantastic! Congrats on planting your first schoolyard forest! 🌱🌿🌳

[Green Schoolyards America @livingschoolyrd]

Our work was recently featured on @MindShiftKQED podcast, highlighting how schoolyards can be designed to combat the urban heat island effect and be used as outdoor learning laboratories.

https://t.co/Nnd9pHq38Y

[CDE Office of Learning Environments @CDEFacilities]

MAKING THE ACADEMIC CASE FOR SCHOOLYARD FORESTS A California Framework from @livingschoolyrd
A schoolyard forest system can offer engaging learning environments that can help students learn and apply the California content standards in various subjects. https://t.co/CYaVqYBoGB

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

When teachers use the school grounds as a way to learn about social issues, they’re using their school as a three-dimensional textbook.
Listen to S8 Ep5 of the MindShift podcast with @NimahGobir 👇 https://t.co/oWTrVs9s6u

[Green Schoolyards America @livingschoolyrd]

🌳🏫 Showcase Your Schoolyard Forest! 🏫🌳

We need your help in documenting and showcasing schoolyard forests at PreK-12 schools across the world!

👉 Click the link below to tell us about your schoolyard forest.

https://t.co/WRiSUv20Su

[Green Schoolyards America @livingschoolyrd]

Thank you @newvillagepress for celebrating Living #Schoolyard Month & International School Grounds Month with a fantastic 50% discount on our founder's #greenschoolyard book! We hope it will help #schools #green their grounds & take #kids #outside! Discount expires after 5/31!

[Martin Heinrich @SenatorHeinrich]

Every child in New Mexico deserves an outdoor space that allows them to learn, play, and grow. With the Living Schoolyards Act, we have an opportunity to reimagine and remake our schools into healthier and greener spaces.

[New Village Press @newvillagepress]

May it pass! Kudos to Green Schoolyards America leadership. To celebrate this we are offering 50% off Sharon Danks' @sdanks comprehensive guidebook to creating living schoolyards – Asphalt to Ecosystems. Use code GREENSCHOOL50 at https://t.co/JpB4qr9KRb

[New Village Press @newvillagepress]

May is Living Schoolyard Month & International School Grounds Month. To celebrate, we're giving 50% off Sharon Danks' guidebook: https://t.co/JpB4qr9KRb
Use code GREENSCHOOL50 at the link above.

[Sharon Danks @sdanks]

@JulesMountain @wkrussell @ISchoolGroundsA @LtL_News Awww! What a lovely visit! It’s been too long, J!

[UndauntedK12 @UndauntedK12]

A huge deal. @NYCMayor has proposed a $4B plan to "combat climate change, create healthier learning environments, improve air quality in communities disproportionately burdened by climate change" & electrify 100 schools by 2030! #ElectrifyEverything https://t.co/F9Egh6btVx

[UndauntedK12 @UndauntedK12]

ICYMI: @livingschoolyrd CEO @sdanks, @LisaPatelMD & UndauntedK12 co-founder @jonathanklein43 weighed in on a @UNICEF report that finds heat waves will become more dangerous for young people by 2050. https://t.co/p7OJxgzCDs

[Sharon Danks @sdanks]

@newvillagepress Thank you, @newvillagepress! Green Schoolyards America is excited to be putting the ideas from "Asphalt to Ecosystems" into action, at scale!

[Green Technology @grn_tech]

Don't miss out on LACOE's Green Schools Symposium happing at the Summit this year!
An amazing line up of speakers for outdoor learning and facilities.

https://t.co/oiKDlmxwp3

@LosAngelesCOE #greenCAschools #GCSCS2022
#outdoorlearning #Schools #k12 #green #facilities #events

[Martin Heinrich @SenatorHeinrich]

I’ve introduced the Living Schoolyards Act to provide schools with resources and guidance to re-envision their school grounds as outdoor learning environments.

https://t.co/EIT0spO2UF

[CDE Office of Learning Environments @CDEFacilities]

Learn more about the @CAL_FIRE Urban and Community Forestry Grant Programs that will help create sustainable urban forests. Special consideration is given to projects serving disadvantaged and/or low-income communities. https://t.co/gMmPX2yReP

[UndauntedK12 @UndauntedK12]

NM Sen. @MartinHeinrich just introduced the Living Schoolyards Act on the U.S. Senate floor! This landmark bill would direct federal resources & funding to help transform schoolyards into healthy, hands-on places for youth to learn & play. Congrats @livingschoolyrd!