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Agassiz
Cooperative Pre-school, Cambridge – Landscape
improvements needed including screening, gardens, play
opportunities with the landscape. Designers Lynette
Tsiang and Alice Evans presented a design concept to the
director and teachers; parents continue to help in
maintenance.
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| Agassiz site
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Bennett
School, Leominster – A design studio of the
Landscape Institute of the Arnold Arboretum, under the
direction of instructor John Furlong, developed a menu of
master plans for this preschool-kindergarten located in a
19th century brick schoolhouse. A design team
continues developing the master plan for the school
community which addresses improved circulation and better
use of the available play space.
Carroll
Center for the Blind, Newton – Landscape designers
Alice Evans and Janis Porter created a plan for a memorial
garden with emphasis on sensory qualities. They were
invited to work at the school and were able to solicit
input from staff and students. The Carroll Center is
fundraising for the implementation.
Collicot
School, Milton - The designer, Melissa Morrisson,
worked with the PTO to create a plan using durable
plantings which would reflect the school's philosophy of
teaching love and respect for a green and growing
environment for the children and the community.
Driscoll
School, Brookline – Landscape designer Eunice Knight
suggested plantings of native wildflowers in this entry
garden to provide the school community and the
neighborhood with a beautiful landscape and give the
teachers a powerful teaching tool. The Brookline
Community Fund provided a grant to install this garden.
High
School Alumni Association, Arlington is planning the
renovation of an abandoned interior courtyard as their
gift to the school. Landscape designer David McCoy
developed and presented alternative designs for its
renewal.
Kennedy
School, East Boston – The Friends group sought a
design for phase II of this schoolyard improvement
initiative which would address an asphalt edge of the
schoolyard. The design team of Anjali Joshi and
Tacey Luongo developed a plan for a sculptural linear park
which would connect the school and the community.
They also designed a greatly improved school entry and
gathering area. The Neighborhood of Affordable
Housing (NOAH) sponsored the project and was an active
collaborator in the design process. >> More
project information
Mitchell Elementary School Courtyard, Needham –
The parent group, with enthusiastic support from the
principal, is fundraising and rallying support to create an
outdoor learning center in the school’s courtyard, now
rarely used. Landscape designer Alice Evans’ plan for the
courtyard includes ornamental plantings emphasizing habitat
and native plant material, outdoor classroom and gathering
space, and many opportunities to connect with the K-5
curricula.
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| Courtyard
detail, designer’s rendering |
Courtyard amphitheatre, designer’s rendering
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Roosevelt Elementary School, Hyde Park, is a
public school for K-5th graders. The landscape design team
of Cristina Cabrera, Susan MacMillan Kains, and Sally Naish
are working with the School Parent Council to develop plans
for improving the school's overall landscape and identifying
opportunities for hands-on learning in the landscape.
Additional support comes from media coordinator Kath
Holland. >>
Hyde
Park Bulletin article (PDF)
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Roosevelt School front views |
Schofield School Courtyard, Wellesley - The
designer, Sara Mason Levy, developed a plan which provides
more opportunities for curriculum-based use as well as
enhancing the beauty of the space.
Sparhawk School, Amesbury – The design team of
Alice Evans and Ann Townsend assessed and mapped the
six-acre site; the final product was A Site Study for the
Sparhawk School which is being used as a teaching tool for
environmental studies and as a primer for on-going site
development within the school's community.
Warren Prescott School (Part I), Charlestown -
This public elementary school is an important community
resource to the neighborhood as well as the academic home to
a diverse population of K-5 students. An advanced design
studio of the Landscape Institute, under the direction of
instructor Todd Richardson, created master plans which
re-organized the limited outdoor space and responded to the
needs of the school and the wider community.
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| Warren
Prescott School presentations |
Warren Prescott School (Part II), Charlestown –
The design team of Christine Gavin and Amanda Sloan, working
with parents and staff, refined design concepts begun in the
design classroom. They developed a multi-function pocket
park on the school grounds and accessible to the
neighborhood. The designers constructed a model to
illustrate the design to the community and potential funders.
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