Class Ideas

Twenty people gathered for an information session on Saturday, September 20, to learn about the Green Classroom and how it works. They came from a variety of different backgrounds. Teachers, neighbors, students, and Becker family members were introduced to the...

Please join us on Saturday morning, September 20 for a special information session at the Green Classroom.  Tour the gardens, enjoy some refreshments, and learn how you might like to be involved in Becker Elementary's outdoor garden classroom.  This is a...

Hello Green Classroom Steering Committee and Friends!School's on again, and we're busy getting the garden ready for our fall garden classes. We're asking if any of you would be able to help us with a couple of projects that are coming up soon. We also have some...

School has started, kids are getting their hands dirty, and seeds are sprouting at Becker Elementary’s Green Classroom. Every class at Becker has the opportunity to garden each week in the unique space across from the school known as "the green classroom" that is...

Hello Green Classroom Garden Teachers! As we're nearing the end of the school year, we want to thank you so much for teaching our garden classes and giving the Becker students a wonderful outdoor learning experience.  Your classes have shown how much students can...

Mr. ReRucha's 2nd grade class embarked on a project that included drawing and writing about their favorite garden activities of the year. In addition to writing, revising, and editing their work, they also typed their writing into the computer and uploaded their...

We're having our annual Spring Workday on March 22, 9am to noon.  We hope you can come help us get the garden in shape for the spring season.  We've got some fun tasks lined up, and we're excited about the opportunity to get to know each other better while...

On a sunny morning in September, the Becker Green Classroom welcomed its newest garden teachers. Some were parents and some were from the community, but all were interested in teaching children through gardening. These new garden teachers are key to the future success...

Wondering what to plant in your garden for fall? School has started and we are all beginning plan which veggies to grow in the garden. Natural Gardener has a month-by-month guide that will  help you select appropriate veggies to grow.  It also has information on...

The Green Classroom has successfully raised over $2700.00, through crowd-funding website Indiegogo, to be used to provide garden teachers tools prepare the food their students grow in the garden. Indiegogo is, "...a crowdfunding platform where people who want to raise...