June 4, 2009
Beyond Recess
Textbooks serve their purpose. But the Boston Schoolyard Initiative believes students are just as likely to learn math by measuring the dimensions of a playground or biology by observing birds feasting on sunflower seeds.
To encourage such learning, the charity since 1995 has been transforming deteriorated public schoolyards in often-blighted neighborhoods of the city into attractive spaces for students and local residents alike.
While many of the areas are designed purely for
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