Statement on Contribution of New Outdoor Classroom to Brandywine Elementary School
April 24, 2017
For Immediate Release
Statement of Prince George’s County Councilman Mel Franklin on the Contribution of a New Outdoor Classroom to Brandywine Elementary School
Ribbon Cutting by Business, School, and Community Stakeholders to be Held on Tuesday, April 25
Contact: Mel@melfranklin.net
Upper Marlboro, MD – On Friday, April 21, the Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) announced that Brandywine Elementary School in Brandywine, MD will open a new courtyard and outdoor classroom on Tuesday, April 25, contributed and built by a multi-partner initiative led by the Heart of America Foundation. PGCPS reports that the “brand-new courtyard features planting beds for students to grow flowers and vegetables, a butterfly garden, a labyrinth, recycled plastic bench seating, a colorful outdoor classroom and chalkboard, and several shaded learning areas.” Councilman Mel Franklin (D-District 9), who represents the Brandywine area, issued the following statement:
“My residents are truly grateful to the Heart of America Foundation and to all of the business and community partners for transforming this outdoor space at Brandywine Elementary into a multi-faceted outdoor learning environment that will stimulate the creative minds of our young people and engage them about the world around them. Heart of America has developed an impressive track record over the past 20 years of renovating and transforming spaces in schools by infusing art, technology, and creativity into the physical learning environment. We are truly thankful for their service to the Brandywine community and for the great community partners that have contributed time and resources to this project. The greatest local investment we can make is to cultivate the minds of our youth.”
The ribbon cutting for this new outdoor classroom and courtyard will be on Tuesday, April 25, with an Open House beginning at 12:45 p.m. and the ribbon cutting ceremony starting at 1:00 p.m. at Brandywine Elementary School, 14101 Brandywine Road, Brandywine, MD 20613. The contributing business and community partners for this project include: Walton; SNC-Lavalin; Patuxent Companies; Gudelsky Materials; Aggregate Industries; NRG; PSEG Keys Energy Center, LLC; Brandywine North Keys Civic Association; G.S. Proctor & Associates, Inc.; Denison Landscaping & Nursery, Inc.; Panda Power Funds; Proctor Landscaping and Masonry; Washington Gas; Prince George’s County Public Schools, and Prince George’s County Government.
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For more information of about the Heart of America Foundation, go to: http://www.heartofamerica.org/
For the full PGCPS press release, go to: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/PGCPS/bulletins/195c281
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