Through this Board Policy on Living Schoolyards the Board seeks to ensure that OUSD’s school grounds support and strengthen the District’s commitment to children’s well-being, environmental resilience, community engagement, and equity.
These Guidelines outline the design principles, components, materials, and processes needed to plan, implement, and manage outdoor play and learning environments that foster climate resiliency, community cohesion, health, and nature connection.
A user friendly manual containing easy to read chapters on all components of starting, developing, enhancing, stewarding, and utilizing an OUSD school garden.
Relevant tools, resources, and forms are linked in the RESOURCES section of the toolkit (Page 60 on).