Cool Schools

More than two dozen Dallas ISD schools that live in “park deserts” are getting neighborhood parks through a partnership with Texas Trees Foundation Cool Schools Program. Park deserts are areas that do not have park access within a 10 minute walk. Lang Middle School is the first middle school within Dallas ISD to receive a …

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The Texas Trees Foundation is giving complimentary trees to those who live within five miles of a future Cool Schools Neighborhood Park or have a child who attends one of Dallas ISD’s “Cool Schools.” Walnut Hill Leadership Institute of Preston Hollow is one of these “Cool Schools.” The free trees, available until Nov. 11, are …

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The Cool Schools Program is the transformation of Dallas county school grounds into outdoor learning centers. The program is working on seven school campus this fall, bringing the total to over 30. Most of these schools are in low-served areas of Dallas. Learn more…

Outdoor learning space with labyrinth, easels, instruments coming next By Karen Chaney School days at K.B. Polk Center for Academically Talented and Gifted are spent preparing for the future. On a recent spring Thursday, that meant planting 57 trees to bring cooler tomorrows. Learn more…

“Here’s to You” – Amazon made a different delivery today…trees for K.B. Polk Center for Academically Gifted and Talented Learn more…

A high school campus has become a hub for community engagement and neighborhood revitalization. School administrators and neighbors are excited about future plans. Learn more…

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Every now and then, I take a break from learning about various plants and trees, and see who else is planting living things across north Texas. Learn more…