Maintenance & Stewardship

Our mix of maintenance support includes a BPS schoolyard maintenance and horticulture crew, the school custodian, a landscape management consultant provided by BSI, support from summer youth teams including YouthBuild Boston and Youth Options Unlimited Boston, and neighbors, community volunteers and school staff. The resources below are designed to support the whole school community in maintenance and stewardship of schoolyards and outdoor classrooms.

SEASONAL MAINTENANCE

• Seasonal Maintenance Ideas
• Seasonal Maintenance Calendar
• Weed Introduction and Weed Hunt Activity
• Leaf Cage Use

GARDENING AND STEWARDSHIP

• Planting Beds
• Schoolyard Bulb Planting
• Urban Meadow Over Time
• Schoolyard and Outdoor Classroom Plants – Trees
• Schoolyard and Outdoor Classroom Plants – Urban Meadow
• Schoolyard and Outdoor Classroom Plants – Sample Woodland
• Schoolyard and Outdoor Classroom Plants – Grasses and Sedum

SUMMER YOUTH MAINTENANCE MATERIALS

• Work Tasks
• Daily Job Sheet
• Schoolyard Site Conditions Check List
• Outdoor Classroom Site Conditions Checklist
• Equipment Check Out/Check In Form
• Attendance Form
• Schedule