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Zervas Elementary School
A Neighborhood School
Newton, MAOverview
Frank Zervas Elementary is a neighborhood school in Newton, Massachusetts.
The landscape design at Zervas embodies the look and feel of a park. With curvilinear walkways, tree-lined plazas, outdoor learning areas, and playgrounds nestled into the site, it gives the impression that the school was built within the landscape.
The landscape is a platform for both education and exploration. Bio-swales were deliberately designed to be adjacent to walkways allowing students the unique opportunity to witness storm-water processes first hand. These areas were planted with native vegetation and will become habitat for birds and butterflies and create important opportunities for project-based learning.
The landscape design at Zervas embodies the look and feel of a park. With curvilinear walkways, tree-lined plazas, outdoor learning areas, and playgrounds nestled into the site, it gives the impression that the school was built within the landscape.
The landscape is a platform for both education and exploration. Bio-swales were deliberately designed to be adjacent to walkways allowing students the unique opportunity to witness storm-water processes first hand. These areas were planted with native vegetation and will become habitat for birds and butterflies and create important opportunities for project-based learning.
