Wilshire Crest Elementary School

Program Type: 
Garden Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group: 
Kindergarten, Lower Elementary
Number of Individuals Program Serves: 
500
Year Founded: 
2014
About the Program: 

Wilshire Crest Elementary garden goal is to support an interdisciplinary experience of education through garden based learning in the outdoor living classroom. The garden provides economically disadvantage kids a chance to excell with hands on learning as an extension of classroom curricuplum in an outdoor classroom setting. Our student body are local students, with over 80% participating in the free and reduced lunch program. The project reinforces good eating habits from seed to table program as well as environmental stewardship.