About the Project

This project will dramatically increase action and student agency as students engage in inquiry, research, planning, and executing outdoor education learning experiences. Each activity will utilize a concept based approach in order to access higher order thinking, cooperation, and trans-disciplinary skills. The project will include culturally significant gardening practices, plants, and caretaking knowledge. Two capacity building aspects of the project include: a parent docent program to build bridges to the community, families, students, and staff; and a student ambassador program, embedding garden “life” into everyday school activities from a student centered perspective. Finally, demonstrating that gardens can connect us to a continuum of life’s cycles, we will host a future-oriented college and career fair for students featuring college majors and careers in STEAM, especially outdoor and garden related fields.