Hawthorne students, families, staff, neighbors, and community partners are working together to re-imagine our school grounds. Friends of Hawthorne PTA partnered with the Pomegranate Center to lead a rich community design process and develop a plan transforming our large asphalt schoolyard into a tree-filled sanctuary. We’ve created a vision to make this space more than a recess playground. We believe it can be a community gathering place, provide a connection with nature, and foster open-ended learning.