ST Luke's School

The Outdoor classroom construction has nowhere else to go but up! We would like to use all levels of STEM studies to create a fully functional vertical garden which includes water, nutrients and monitoring devices and equipment. As with so many schools, our space is limited by the excessive amount of blacktop that schools from the 1950's and 60's coated most properties with. We now realize that these surfaces provide little shade, will not let any water through and offer little creative space for children and nature. What we do have, and would like to be a model for other schools to follow, is plenty of wall space, light and air. Each week, as we work in our tiny gaden area, we stare at the surrounding wall which remains blank and full of sunlight. With the help of our surrounding landscape designers, architect and nursery companies we would like to develop this wall. The skills for technology transmitters for water, nutrients and monitoring would be a perfect project for the older grades to incorporate STEM and inclusive creative arts as well.