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Good Neighbors: Landscape Design and Community Building
Long before the "No Child Left Inside" movement, there was Frederick Law Olmsted. The 19th-century landscape architect designed public parks to promote the physical health and spiritual well-being of individuals, and to build a sense of community among the city dwellers who used his public pleasure grounds. Frederick Law Olmsted NHS is working to advance this legacy through Good Neighbors: Landscape Design and Community Building, an interdisciplinary, place-based education program that introduces third graders to the work of Frederick Law Olmsted and the value of public parks. Students learn that thoughtfully-designed landscapes strengthen communities, and the future of public parks depends on the active involvement of the public sector and private citizens.
During the spring of 2009, Olmsted NHS Education Specialists piloted various portions of this program, including a park design workshop in area schools. "Good Neighbors" will be offered on-site when the park reopens in 2010.
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