Outdoor Space

Does your town or city have many spaces where people can play, gather or rest outside? Do you spend time in those places?

Perhaps there’s a local park where you host barbecues with your extended family; a basketball court or soccer field where you play pickup games with your friends; a skate park you visit every day after school; or a community pool where you go to cool off in the summer.

Tell us about a memory from one of your favorite outdoor spaces, and what that place means to you.

Then read the related article about New York City’s green spaces and why, in a city where millions of people are crammed together, they’re essential.

Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and 16 and older elsewhere, are invited to comment. All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff, but please keep in mind that once your comment is accepted, it will be made public and may appear in print.

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