Forest Hills Elementary School

Program Type: 
Garden Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group: 
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Number of Individuals Program Serves: 
1,000
Year Founded: 
2013
About the Program: 

The first goal is to teach our 3-12 year-olds environmental awareness. We hope to teach our children to live a more sustainable life by learning how to care for an edible, sensory garden as we make connections to our STEM (Science Technology Engineering, and Math) curriculum. The edible, sensory garden will provide a school-wide, interactive activity that is on-going and meaningful for all students. Students will take ownership over the garden as they each take a part during the developmental and maintenance process. We hope to tie our identification as a Healthier US School to our newly acquired sensory garden by gaining