One Cool Earth brings outdoor education to 28 local schools
Team of garden educators heading on campuses in the coming weeks
– Local non-profit One Cool Earth is heading back to school to teach science, nutrition, and wellness in 28 school gardens in SLO County. Two of these partner schools have been granted a One Cool Earth Donor Sponsorship and will receive the program at no cost.
This is possible due to the generosity of The Peter and Mary Russo Family Foundation and the Kinkade Family who invested in youth access to outdoor education by sponsoring a school. The recipients of these sponsorships, Baywood Elementary School and Cappy Culver Elementary School, have never benefited from this outdoor education program before. The sponsorships will directly impact an additional 530 students by improving student health, wellness, and science comprehension.
Beyond that, with district-wide adoption of the nonprofit’s program in Atascadero Unified School District and Paso Robles Joint Unified School District,the nonprofit is able to integrate on campus for lasting change.
Kathryn Holmes, Principal of San Benito Elementary School notes the attitude shift in her student body, stating that OCE “waste audits, waste sorting program, and vermicomposting system have all opened our scholars’ eyes to their impact on the world around them.”
With a qualified team of garden educators heading on campus in the coming weeks, over 11,000 local students will benefit from this science program.
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