Ecological Schoolyard Publications by Sharon Danks

Asphalt to Ecosystems: Design Ideas for Schoolyard Transformation. Sharon Gamson Danks. New Village Press. Oakland, CA: November 2010.

Green Schoolyard Resource Directory for the San Francisco Bay Area. Sharon Danks and Tamar Cooper, editors. San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance. San Francisco, CA: February 2006. 52 pages. (Click the link above to download this 1 meg file.)

"After the Asphalt: A San Francisco Alliance Sows a City Full of Green Schoolyards," reprinted from Orion Magazine in Community Works Journal. Joe Brooks, editor. Vermont Community Works. South Burlington, VT: Fall/Winter 2004, Vol. 7, No.1, pages 14-16. Click here to download this whole issue of Community Works Journal (1.5 megs).

"After the Asphalt: A San Francisco Alliance Sows a City Full of Green Schoolyards," Orion Magazine. Jennifer Sahn, editor. The Orion Society and The Myrin Institute. Barrington, MA: July/August 2004, Vol. 23, No. 4, pages 16-17.

"Stewardship Begins at School: In England, a Superlative Example of an Ecological Schoolyard," Landscape Architecture Magazine. J. William Thompson, editor. American Society of Landscape Architects. Washington, DC: June 2003, pages 42, 44, 46, 48.

"Green Mansions: Living Willow Structures Enhance Children's Play Environments," Landscape Architecture Magazine. J. William Thompson, editor. American Society of Landscape Architects. Washington, DC: June 2002, pages 38, 40-43, 93-94.

"Ecological Schoolyards: Design Guidelines," New Village Journal. Lynne Elizabeth, editor. Architects / Designers / Planners for Social Responsibility. Berkeley, CA: Issue 3, May 2002, pages 74-77. Note: This article was reprinted/excerpted from Landscape Architecture Magazine, November 2000. (see below)

"Courtyard Oases: Ecology at the Heart of the School," Landscape Architecture Magazine. J. William Thompson, editor. American Society of Landscape Architects. Washington, DC: January 2002, pages 36-41.

"Schoolyard Ponds: Safety and Liability," Green Teacher Magazine. Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn, editors. Toronto, ON, Canada: Spring 2001, Issue 64, pages 29-30.

"Schoolyard Ponds: Safety and Liability," Greening School Grounds: Creating Habitats for Learning. Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn, editors. Gabriola Island, BC, Canada: New Society Publishers, January 2001, pages 87-88.

"Ecological Schoolyards," Landscape Architecture Magazine. J. William Thompson, editor. American Society of Landscape Architects. Washington, DC: November 2000, pages 42-47.

Ecological Schoolyards, Master's Thesis (MLA-MCP). Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley, CA: May 2000.

For more information, please contact Sharon Danks: sharon@ecoschools.com