PLAN Before You Plant Successful, sustainable school projects
start by involving the school community in planning. Share the
Dream Form a team of staff and parents to gather ideas, discuss
possibilities and prioritize needs and goals. How will the area
be used to support curriculum? How will you involve students to
get information and make choices? Survey the Site Check with
maintenance staff and others about its existing uses. Measure
it. Note growing conditions (light, soil, access to water).
Create a Design &Action Plan Select features and create a
design. Develop a timetable to implement it. It's great to start
small and build on success over time. Plan for ways students can
use and add to the area in subsequent years. Involve the
Community A plan with broad support, that many people have
helped shape, is critical for long-term success. Vandalism is
less likely. Enthusiasm for using it will grow, as well as
support for its upkeep.