SCHOOLYARD RENDERINGS produced by UWM’s Community Design Solutions
*Renderings are intended plans for the schoolyard and are subject to change.
Forest Home Avenue School’s community and partners have developed a common vision for a redeveloped greener, healthier schoolyard. The school is actively fundraising to help transform their conceptual plan into reality through December 2023.
Forest Home’s conceptual plan calls for removal of approximately 39,000 sq. ft. of asphalt and replacing it with new green space and mixed-use recreation and educational areas. The design includes three outdoor classrooms areas, an underground cistern, a greenhouse, and the addition of over 50 stormwater trees. The inclusion of a variety of native plantings allow for unique spaces on the schoolyard that can represent natural Wisconsin ecosystems, complete with student created signage. The vision also includes a a porous, synthetic turf soccer field to further manage rainwater where it falls. The plan manages approximately 150,674 gallons of stormwater per rain event.
The Plan
Review the school’s conceptual plan and summary brochure in greater detail, including designs, cost estimates, curricular connections, and maintenance considerations.
Green Team Documents & Resources / Documentos y recursos del equipo verde
PLANS-IN-PROGRESS / PLANES EN PROGRESO
Meeting Minutes / ACTAS DE LA REUNIÓNs
Project Folder / CARPETA DE PROYECTO
TIMELINE
2022
Conceptual Design
2023
Fundraising
2024
Detailed Design, Permitting, & Construction
2025+
Maintenance & Stewardship
Vision in a Nutshell
To make sure your donation goes to FOREST HOME AVENUE SCHOOL
Forest Home Avenue School
1516 W Forest Home Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53204
CONTACT INFORMATION
Bradley Christensen
Principal / Director
Forest Home Ave School
christb@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Glorimar Melendez
5th Grade Bilingual Teacher / Maestra de 5to grado
Forest Home Ave School
melendg1@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Lisa Neeb
Green & Healthy Schools Program Manager / Gerente de Programa de Escuelas Verdes y Saludables
Reflo - Sustainable Water Solutions
lisa.neeb@RefloH2o.com
Our students will be able to experience some of the things they have only seen in books and on TV. I see students being able to learn how to care for plants, having space to play, and make school an even more desirable place to go everyday!
- Laura McCravens, Speech Teacher
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