Schools are ripping up playgrounds across the US | Projects to plant trees, build shade structures & reduce amount of pavement around schools become priority as schoolyards become dangerously hot(wapo.st)

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Andy@slrpnk.net

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3 months ago

My kids school has done some of this. Next to his kindergarten class is a little patio where they eat snacks and spend a lot of the day. It used to be concrete, but now it’s all wood chips and little logs for stools. The shade is lacking, but it has trees, they’re just a bit young. When they fill out, it’ll be amazing.

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