SCHOOLYARD RENDERINGS produced by UWM’s Community Design Solutions
In 2024, Lincoln Avenue Community School celebrated the major construction of their Green & Healthy Schoolyard—in this space previously dominated by impervious asphalt. Through a three-year, multi-phase process, students, community members, partners, and other stakeholders worked together to design this project and raise funds to make their shared vision real. This intentionally holistic approach resulted in green infrastructure for stormwater management, outdoor education spaces, enhanced recreation amenities, and a revitalized schoolyard that fosters curricular connections, play, and a deeper connection with nature. Lincoln Avenue Community School plans to manage approximately 103,450 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.
TIMELINE
2022
Conceptual Design
2023
Fundraising
2024
Detailed Design, Permitting, & Construction
2025+
Maintenance & Stewardship
Lincoln Avenue Community School
1817 W Lincoln Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53215
CONTACT INFORMATION
Damaris Ayala
Principal / Directora
Lincoln Ave Community School
perezdx@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Misty Ellen Kreider
Assistant Principal / Subdirectora
Lincoln Ave Community School
durskime@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
Personal connections with the environment help students become aware of their surroundings and build knowledge of how their environment affects them for holistic problem-solving. I believe that environmental awareness and stewardship must be integrated within all content areas.
- Marlene Graterol, K4 Bilingual Teacher
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