Supporting organizations

There are a number of organizations supporting the greening of schoolyards in some capacity - funding, design support, etc.  Many schools in Manitoba have taken advantage of this support.  Check out these sites for an idea of what is possible.  As this Munroe initiative moves forward, we'll want to develop a partnership involving staff, parents and students, who will work with organizations like these.

http://www.evergreen.ca/

http://www.childnature.ca/evergreen-learning-grounds-guide-schoolyard-greening

http://www.ecoschools.com/KeyOrgs/KeyOrgs_wSidebar.html

As you know from our first post "Getting Started", next steps include surveying the parent, staff and student communities for their ideas about how to "reform" our school yard.  Only after we've gathered that survey data, will we write a proposal to submit to the River East Transcona School Division.  Board Office approval will be required, before any work can actually take place.

Think Green!

Getting started

Yesterday evening, Munroe's Parent Advisory Council met.  Our primary agenda item was to discuss next steps in the greening of Munroe's schoolyard.  This important project was decided upon at October's PAC meeting.  Kudos and a BIG THANKS to Eugenia Lehmann and Connie Buffone, the co-chairs of Munroe's PAC, for taking the lead in this exciting initiative.  A number of other parents have indicated their readiness to be on the "Greening Committee", and so can you!

Next steps are:

• inviting other parents to join up
• identifying Munroe staff who will actively support this project
• inviting students from all grade levels to join up
• initiating a blog that will track the progress.
• survey parents, staff and students about what their wishes
• develop a proposal to the school division, before any of the work can begin
• begin writing grant proposals, essential to making the dream a reality

So . . . here is the blog -  one of the "next steps" is already done. 

Make sure to check in regularly.  Post your own comments as you read about the progress.  We'll post pictures and plans to help in the imagining process.

In the next post, we'll provide you with some links that will allow you to see what's been done in other schools.

All for now.