Designing Healthy Schoolyards for Los Angeles Unified School District

To address the need for greener, more engaging educational spaces in disadvantaged communities within Los Angeles County, the Council for Watershed Health and Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) have begun a green schoolyards design project funded by Cal Fire’s Green Schoolyards Program. Herrera, taking a lead role in this transformative endeavor, is responsible for designing green schoolyards for three of the eight selected LAUSD schools. The work involves comprehensive design leadership, team coordination, and active engagement with the school communities. This project showcases Herrera’s commitment to creating educational spaces that are both environmentally sustainable and reflective of the unique needs of each school community, laying the groundwork for additional, similar projects in the future.