On a hot day, asphalt on school playgrounds can reach 149 F, rubber mats 165 F, causing third-degree burns. Green spaces can mitigate this and enhance students' well-being.
The Trust for Public Land aims to transform Bay Area schoolyards from barren asphalt to green spaces by replacing asphalt with natural materials and incorporating trees.
Transforming schoolyards to green spaces is essential in changing the antiquated school building policies focused on walls and a roof to a more nature-integrated design.
The Oakland Green Schoolyards program, a partnership between Trust for Public Land and Oakland Unified School District, is leading the transformation of playgrounds into safer, eco-friendly spaces.
#green-spaces #school-playground-renovation #student-health #environmental-impact #education-transformation
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