The Self Help program is command central for tending school gardens. Some schools have a paid garden coordinator, typically funded by the PTA, with an integrated curriculum throughout every grade level. But even those sites with fewer resources still provide a connection with nature, a place for families to socialize before and after school, and gathering places for professional development.
It seems that sometimes teachers, perhaps especially teachers, would rather be outside than indoors. Then the pandemic hit. Weinstein might be new on the job, but her background in landscape design and the decade she spent supporting school gardens when her children were students mean she has a unique perspective on every aspect of tending a school garden.
Weinstein would like to provide more equitable garden support throughout the district and introduce stability, even with constantly changing school populations. Over the course of the next several weeks, the project began to take shape. After learning more about the drainage needs of their schoolyard and community, the students created models to test the effectiveness of different rain garden designs, which they presented to Celina, Gretchen, and educator and contractor Jake Harris of Stone Soup Gardens.
Students working on their rain garden model. Elementary School took turns cutting the ceremonial ribbon leading to their brand-new rain garden. Jake Harris reflected on the importance of the rain garden to the students, their school, and the wider community. A student helps with the planting of the rain garden. The culmination of a months-long collaborative effort, the ribbon cutting ceremony represented exactly that — a little solution to a collection of big problems.
In the weeks since construction ended, the rain garden has proven to be not only a powerful tool for managing stormwater runoff, but an important part of the school itself. Celina Steiger works with students to plant the rain garden.
According to Kelli, her students have a sense of pride and responsibility about the project they were involved with every step of the way. Often [students] talk about what they have seen as they come into school or when they see flooding in the news.
They are very protective of the garden too. If anything is not right, they report it to me. After marrying Paul in , they lived in Alaska where he served as a Coast Guard Officer based on a ship in Ketchikan. When the School Superintendent learned a college graduate had newly arrived in Ketchikan he called Nancy and offered her a high school teaching job despite her lack of teaching experience or training.
This kept her busy while Paul's ship was away on its missions. While raising their four children in Lake Forest Park, they spent summers on the water at the family cabin at Newman Lake, Washington and winters on the snow at Yodelin, Washington.
She enjoyed ripping up the slopes at Stevens Pass until she was She loved her Whitman College experience and contributed to the college throughout her life. During her 15 years on the Board of Overseers she pushed for improved diversity on campus. She also served as co-chair of the Whitman Alumni Fund. Recognized for her service, she received the Gordon Scribner award. She was delighted that some of her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews attended Whitman.
Nancy always had a warm smile and warm chocolate chip cookies for the neighborhood kids. She was the Mom that attended all the events, led the Campfire group pedaling through the San Juan Islands or backpacking along the Pacific Crest Trail.
She volunteered to lead and participate in a wide range of committees from local PTAs and library boards to State-wide commissions. Type your search term above. Sponsored Content Seattle school playgrounds become community gathering spots Landscape Structures designs attract students and parents, who help plan and fund district projects.
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