Living Schoolyards Act and Lecture Series
Our Nevada schoolyards are not inviting and do not help our ongoing crisis of Urban Heat Island Effect. With the Living Schoolyards Act and Green Schoolyards Americaa leading the charge, we have a fighting chance to make a difference.
Review their work on tree canopies in California and their transformation! Can you imagine the impact and relief we can achieve in Nevada!?
Write a letter to congress
You can support the passage of the Living Schoolyards Act by writing a letter to your members of Congress, and organizations can reach out to partners to generate additional support for the bill. Below are letter templates for each purpose and a link to help you send your letter directly to your members of Congress. If you’d prefer sending your letter(s) on your own, you can find contact information here: Senate and House.
Individual Letter of Support (MS Word)
Organization Letter of Support (MS Word)
Organization Letter/Email to Partners to Grow the Coalition (MS Word)
Student Letter of Support (MS Word) - also included in our Student Advocacy Kit below
Attend one of the many reoccurring lectures this year:
This lecture series, hosted by Green Schoolyards America, will provide technical, design-focused guidance for creating and stewarding high-quality green schoolyards and schoolyard forests. Sessions will feature presentations by subject-area experts including Green Schoolyards America staff, along with time for audience Q&A. All webinars are free and will be recorded.
We invite school district facilities staff, schoolyard designers, landscape architects, architects, public agency staff, and others who are involved in creating green schoolyards and schoolyard forests or want to learn more to join us for this interdisciplinary series. However, all are welcome!
MEETING INFORMATION
Registration
Participation is free and open to the public. Please register via Zoom below. Registering once gives you access to all listed sessions.
Format
Each session in this series will include an introduction by Green Schoolyards America and an engaging presentation by our guest speakers followed by Q&A time.
Upcoming Dates and Topics
These recurring online sessions are held on the first Thursday of each month, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PT / 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET.
Winter/Spring 2024 Sessions — We invite you to join us in 2024 for the following upcoming lectures in the Schoolyard Design Lecture Series:
July 11, 2024 (note: this date is the second Thursday of July)
August 1, 2024
September 5, 2024
October 3, 2024
November 7, 2024
December 5, 2024