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See our most recent garden project...

At Ground Education, our mission is to partner with local schools to provide year-round garden and environmental awareness experiences for every student during the school day. We value directly engaging youth in order to:
  • Grow the capacity for wonder
  • Cultivate the space to think, explore, and connect
  • Nurture robust decision-making
... all in the context of the natural world.
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Using the school garden as our outdoor classroom, we help bring important grade-level content to life. Our one-hour classes are fun, inspiring, and tasty too!
Our vision is a green, thriving learning garden with a robust curriculum taught by a dedicated educator at every elementary and K-8 school in Long Beach.

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Thank you so much for all your work to provide a meaningful, special service learning unit for our 6th graders.

Dr. Casey Q., Middle School Teacher

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Thank you for the wonderful, hands-on garden lessons you gave to my first graders this year. I loved watching both the kids and the garden thrive with your help. 

Mrs. Le Dell, 1st Grade Teacher

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The garden lessons went with our curriculum and really enriched my students’ learning. They looked forward to their garden lessons every month.

Ms. Ledesma, 4th Grade Teacher

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My favorite part of the lessons was when we planted lavender because I had never planted a plant before

Shileen, Student

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Thank you for teaching me how to make smoothies and believing in me that I can do it and helping me.

Quincy, Student

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I love that every garden lesson there is something new to learn!

Haley, Student

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We appreciate everything that Ground Education has taught our kids, from the life cycle of a plant to how to make strawberry jam!  Every kid should have the opportunity to get out of the classroom and learn about nature.

Mieke & Tom Dumont

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Ground Education is a gift to our entire LBC community!

Shaila Saint, Child Development Educator

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Special Thanks to our Partners

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