Seth Boyden School Gets $8K Grant For Shade At Outdoor Classroom

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — When local schools and nonprofits team up to protect young students, not even the sun is an insurmountable challenge.

Administrators at the Seth Boyden Demonstration School in Maplewood – which also serves students from South Orange – announced Sunday that the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) awarded the school a grant for up to $8,000 to build a shade structure over its outdoor classroom.

The AAD Shade Structure Grant Program awards grants of up to $8,000 to public schools and nonprofit organizations to install permanent shade structures for outdoor locations that are not protected from the sun, such as playgrounds, pools or recreation spaces. In addition to the grant, the AAD also provides a permanent sign for display near the shade structure.

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