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Unleash the potential of your schoolyard, for the children, the neighbourhood and the city as a whole.

Where in your city do children have safe places to play and learn?

Where in the hot city do children have safe and cool places to be active, meet each other, and just be free?

Greening a city's schoolyards improves not only children’s health and wellbeing, but also increases the city's resilience on many levels.

Through hands-on educational experience - in our participatory design method - children experience how small steps can make a better world, and feel that they can be future ambassadors for greener cities.

Their greened and diversely designed schoolyards are also fun, encouraging play, being active, resulting in more active play, and decreased bullying.

R.K. De Ark school – A climate-proof schoolyard that fits the Noordwijkse Method

Willibrord school – Celebration of school’s 100’d birthday with greening schoolyard

De Schatkaart school + preschool – New housing island in Amsterdam, new schoolbuilding, outdoor public spaces in use as schoolyard

De Fontein school – Healthy school? Healthy activating green schoolyard

Vlaamse Reus school – Can you spot the rabbit?

De Kleine Prins/De Trappenberg school – Special needs children and teachers co-design ambituous plan

De Koolvlet & De Phoenix school – large schoolyard transformed into green haven

Vrije School – Lively learning in synch with nature

Leeuwesteyn school – New building ? Re-use within a new design for outdoor space.

De Windkanter school – Riskful play

De Dolfijn school – It takes a communtiy to co-create their green square to learn, meet, play and sport

De Vlieger school – Nature and activity

De Sterrenwachter school – Joined efforts transforming public schoolsquare

Willem van Oranje school – Courtyard school turns green

Design exemplary play&learn area Tanzania

De Fakkel school – Community & school

De Ark Schagen school – Circular climate proof outdoor space

Special needs school Universum – Teachers see behavioural change in their special needs students after greening their schoolyard

Osdorpse Montessori school + preschool – Montessori philosophy within the outdoors: help me to do it by myself

De Kaap School school + preschool – Complete design with playable border between preschool and primary school

De Botteloef school – From 30×30 meter tiles to 30×30 meter greens, learn- and playspaces

Aldoende school + preschool – Courtyard schoolyard in heart of Amsterdam, greenery absorbing stormwater, sound, sun, and PM

Rwanda Power of Play – Co-design of 25 schoolyards

De Schakel school – Huge community square 4400 m2 tiles, complete transformation into Amsterdam’s first tiny forest, community sports-square and vegetable gardens

Twiske school – One of the first Amsterdam North schools

Public school Cairo

Zeeburger Montessori school – Montessori philosophy and limited (public) space, creativity with sidewalks and multifunctional areas