The Yard Improvement and Greening Committee works with staff and the school board to enhance the yard in a way that boosts enjoyment and utility of the yard.
The Committee has already completed a number of initiatives for this school year:
2019/2020 School Year To Date:
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41 Recess Equipment Bags to Homerooms
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Purchased and Filled 2 new DPA bins for Junior and Intermediate Doors
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Aeration of all fields by the Board
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16 Tree Gator Bags, Compost & Mulch
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150 "Liberation75" Tulips Planted
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Kinder Outdoor Exploratory Wagons and Materials
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Kinder Sandboxes Fixed and Filled by the Board
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Primary/Junior 3 Hoop Basketball Net
Coming Soon:
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New Basketball Netting for Intermediate Court
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Outdoor Chalkboard on Kinder Shed
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2 More Boulders
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Winter Shovels for Recess Use
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7 New Trees to be planted in the Spring through the City of Ottawa Tree Grant
Initiatives completed in 2018/2019 School Year:
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2 Kinder Mud Kitchens & Workbench
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4 Boulders and Mulch in Kinder yard
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Replenished Primary/Junior DPA Bin, 4 Recess Bags, and Kinder Shed with Balls, Skipping Ropes, Chalk
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21 Pavement Painted Games/Educational Tools
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Two 21-foot benches installed along fence
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2 Broadview Logos on Pavement
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Painted Track distances
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Buckets, Tools, Seeds, Mulch for Eco Club