Donors contribute bulk of money needed to pay for structure More kids will be playing in the shade at the Durango Community Recreation Center after community members raised money for a canopy. Carl ...

As the planet continues to warm up and summer gets hotter every year, schools and parks are looking for ways to make sure kids can still play. After all, some days during spring and fall almost feel ...

Arlington Heights, IL, August 8, 2019 - The playground equipment at Ringwood School Primary Center now has built-in sun protection for children thanks to a newly installed, permanent shade structure.

This year, just like last year, the nearly 200,000 kids in Chicago’s public elementary schools spent recess indoors during the first week of school, when the heat index hit 114 degrees. In the past ...

Last year, second-grade students at Parr’s Ridge Elementary School in Mount Airy measured the temperature of the school’s slides at 100 degrees. This year, however, school officials have installed ...

For the first time for Made for Shade, everybody went home with something. Made for Shade, a foundation that focuses on providing shade either with trees or structures on school playgrounds in the ...