African American Food Matters
Tasha Banks had some startling statistics and a heart felt perspective to share during her Food Matters talk at the Carver Museum last night. I met Tasha in 2006. We […]
Author Archives: Donna Hoffman
Ring in the Nature Minutes
Nature minutes are a research-based measure of human moments in contact with nature that Dr. Frances Kuo of the Landscape & Human Health Laboratory at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign […]
Great Leap Frogs at Blackshear
Blackshear Bridge is celebrating growth in nature minutes at Blackshear Elementary Fine Arts Academy in 2014. Congratulations, Blackshear Faculty, Staff, Kids, and Community! Enjoy the slideshow and read more below. Here’s how Blackshear exponentially increased […]
What are Trees Good For?
Who thought of apples? I did. You can grow apples in Texas. Who thought of Medina? Well, as you probably know, trees are good for many things. Austinites especially […]
Welcome New Trees!
Did you notice some sticks with leaves dangling in the winter wind around the school at 1702 E. 11th Street? Give them time! Even now, they’re putting down roots. Over […]
Shiny Love Mother’s Day
Hello Friends, Many exciting things are happening in the gardens of life this Mother’s Day weekend. For one thing, the Board Members of Blackshear Bridge are delighted to show you the Schoolyard planning […]
Bats at Blackshear! And other Great News…
Season Shift Newsletter, March 4, 2014 The Blackshear Elementary School community of students, their families, teachers, staff, and friends have been completing surveys for a Schoolyard Plan. Mostly, the”what we […]
Thanks!
Thanks to our powerful bunch of leaders who met this week to polish our Goals for 2014. We are: Architect Diana Su, Principal Betty Jenkins, Biology Professor Amanda Masino, Attorney […]
Big Fun Dig and Little East
A big mix of people met and had a blast planting together during the East Austin Studio Tour this past weekend at Blackshear Elementary School. The School’s Art Teacher Elisabeth […]
