Green Schoolyards America Community of Practice Series: Fremont Unified School District

Join Green Schoolyards America for their next Community of Practice for School Yards Forests on Thursday, October 15 2026 at 11am PT/2pm ET. 

This session will will highlight the work being done at Fremont Unified School District in Northern California. Hear about the partnership between the school district, the City of Fremont, and a local non-profit, Urban Forest Friends—a collaboration that has led to the planting of 700 trees across ten schoolyards and the emergence of district-wide design and planning principles—helping to establish a foundation for greening all of the district’s 40+ campuses. 

Guest speakers will include:

• Chris Curry, Urban Forestry Manager, City of Fremont
• Nate Ivy, Teacher on Special Assignment, Fremont Unified School District
• Nathiya Prathnadi, Fremont Unified School District parent and Urban Forest Friends volunteer
• Jeremy Schneider, Custodial and Grounds Supervisor, Fremont Unified School District

The Community of Practice monthly discussion forum takes place on the third Thursday of the month at 11am PT/2pm ET unless otherwise noted. Participation is free and open to school districts, county offices of education, public agencies, landscape architects, tree planting organizations and practitioners form across the country.