Pittsburgh Public Schools News

With the dedication of its new Sensory Garden at Pittsburgh Pioneer, the school will continue its celebration of 50 years of unwavering commitment to the education of children with disabilities.  Principal Sylbia Kunst will be joined by MTR Landscape Architects and Superintendent Mark Roosevelt for the dedication to be held on June 15, 2010 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh Pioneer, located at 775 Dunster Street Pittsburgh 15226. (more…)

On November 17th, Pittsburgh South Hills students traded in their pens and papers for gloves and shovels to join the greening efforts at their school. (more…)

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Group in collaboration with the Brickman Group planted bushes and trees outside of Pittsburgh Schiller. The landscaping enhancement adds new green space and a seating area for the students to connect with nature and their surrounding environment. (more…)

Students of Pittsburgh Public Schools will enjoy greener school grounds and will have more opportunities to interact with nature through a new School Grounds Greening Initiative, to be implemented by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) through a $1.5 million grant from the Grable Foundation.

>>Read Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Press Release

>>Read the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article.