Springtime Preschool in the Garden

Springtime Preschool in the Garden

Heading up the path to meet her parents, Sienna remarked that her least favorite part about camp is that the week “is too short”… She’s right, of course. We all wish Preschool in the Garden could happen every day! The magical gardens, trails...
Sweet Stories from Camp Honey

Sweet Stories from Camp Honey

Camp Honey got the buzz on pollinators! Throughout the week, we learned about flower anatomy, the lifecycle of a honey bee, and the role of Blue Orchard mason bees in the garden. Campers got to use beeswax to make candles and lip balm, chop up bamboo to make mason bee...

Birchwood Elementary

Birchwood Elementary is an International Baccalaureate (IB) School serving the Primary Years Program. Birchwood Elementary’s garden dates back to 2007, when it was established by a few teachers with a strong vision. Since the school was rebuilt in 2014, the garden has...

Assumption Catholic School

Assumption Catholic School’s garden started in 2009, with support from Common Threads. Assumption has a sister school in Cambodia, and the initial idea was to use revenue generated from the garden to support the sister school while at the same time helping students in...

Alderwood Elementary

NOTE: Alderwood’s garden program is on hiatus during the school re-build. Established in 2010, the Alderwood Elementary Garden was built with helping hands from Habitat for Humanity, with support from Common Threads. It’s a wonderful space for students, with 7...