Blue Heron Elementary School

Program Type: 
Garden Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group: 
Upper Elementary, Lower Elementary
Number of Individuals Program Serves: 
500
Year Founded: 
2012
About the Program: 

The garden will: provide students the opportunity to grow and eat fresh produce expose students to hands-on environmental education enhance the curriculum by connecting it to the natural world offer parents and community residents the opportunity to engage the school community and develop a program that will sustain itself. We hope the garden will attract community members to assist in maintenance and participate in farmers markets increasing the school's community involvement.