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Charlestown Sixth Graders Learn about Parks Planning

Students from Clarence R. Edwards Middle School visited the Boston Parks and Recreation Department offices in Roxbury on Tuesday.

 
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Boston Parks Commissioner Antonia Pollak welcomes a group of sixth-graders from the Clarence R. Edwards Middle School in Charlestown to the Boston Parks and Recreation Department offices in Roxbury for a presentation on Dec. 11. Pictured, left to right: Eva Shen of Chinatown, Juan Rubio of East Boston, Pitt Dantes of Roxbury, David Mai of Chinatown, Commissioner Pollak, Jasmine Deleon of East Boston, Camila Muneton of East Boston, and Jenny Zeng of Chinatown. The students created the clay and paper model in front of them showing suggested improvements to a local park including a dog park, outdoor spa, swimming pool, lake, bridge, bowling, rock wall, and golf. Commissioner Pollak noted that the actual park in question is slated for renovation in the near future and invited the youngsters to take part in the planning process. Jon Seamans
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Boston Parks Commissioner Antonia Pollak welcomes a group of sixth-graders from the Clarence R. Edwards Middle School in Charlestown to the Boston Parks and Recreation Department offices in Roxbury for a presentation on Dec. 11.  Pictured, left to right: Eva Shen of Chinatown, Juan Rubio of East Boston, Pitt Dantes of Roxbury, David Mai of Chinatown, Commissioner Pollak, Jasmine Deleon of East Boston, Camila Muneton of East Boston, and Jenny Zeng of Chinatown.   The students created the clay and paper model in front of them showing suggested improvements to a local park including a dog park, outdoor spa, swimming pool, lake, bridge, bowling, rock wall, and golf.  Commissioner Pollak noted that the actual park in question is slated for renovation in the near future and invited the youngsters to take part in the planning process.
Boston Parks Commissioner Antonia Pollak shows students from the Edwards Middle School in Charlestown a master plan for a city park after the youngsters gave a presentation at Boston Parks and Recreation Department headquarters on Dec. 11. The students are gathered around a paper and clay model of a park which they designed and created.  Clockwise from bottom left are Juan Rubio of East Boston, Pitt Dantes of Roxbury, David Mai of Chinatown, Jenny Zeng of Chinatown, and Camila Muneton of East Boston.
Boston Parks Commissioner Antonia Pollak meets with sixth-graders Eva Shen of Chinatown, Juan Rubio of East Boston, and Pitt Dantes of Roxbury during a visit to the Boston Parks and Recreation Department offices at 1010 Massachusetts Avenue on Dec. 11.  The students were part of a group from the Edwards Middle School in Charlestown that designed their own improvements for a local park.  They created a model from paper and clay, seen here on the right, and gave a presentation to Parks Department staff.  In photo, Commissioner Pollak shows the youngsters an actual master plan for a City of Boston park.

Boston Parks Commissioner Antonia Pollak welcomed a group of sixth-graders from the Clarence R. Edwards Middle School in Charlestown to the Boston Parks and Recreation Department offices in Roxbury for a presentation on Dec. 11.

The students created a clay and paper model showing suggested improvements to a local park including a dog park, outdoor spa, swimming pool, lake, bridge, bowling, rock wall, and golf. 

Pollak noted that the actual park in question is slated for renovation in the near future and invited the youngsters to take part in the planning process.

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