Partnerships
We are so grateful that our community believes in our students, and our program, and is so willing to be involved in our school. Here are some of our community partners:
Matthew 25
Matthew 25 provides garden lessons to all of our students. They maintain our outdoor garden, living wall, and three hydroponic systems in the school. They have also taken our students on walking field trips to Groundswell Cafe and The Corner Store.
Linn County Solid Waste Agency
The Solid Waste Agency has supported our waste-reduction efforts. Every student in our school visits yearly to learn why it is necessary to reduce our waste and what steps we can take to do that.
Linn County Master Naturalists
The master naturalists have provided us with an amazing volunteer who is redesigning and replanting our monarch waystation. He is using other naturalists and students to make the way station a safe place for both students and pollinators.
EcoCare Supply
EcoCare takes care of all our school’s composting. The supply bags, bins, and haul everything to the solid waste agency to be composted.
Indian Creek Nature Center
The staff at Indian Creek Center partner with us to bring our students into nature. Besides having on-site field trips, they bring animals and activities to our school.
I-Renew
I-Renew helps us with our renewable energy research. They helped us build our pedal power generators!
Linn County Conservationists
The Linn County Conservationists have partnered with us to get our students into nature as much as possible. They lead us on field trips and in-class presentations and also support us at our Outdoor Academy, a capstone week long outdoor learning experience for 5th grade.
Monarch Research Project
The Monarch Research Project has donated seeds and trees to redesign and certify our monarch waystation. They also donated monarch caterpillars to our kindergarteners to support our science lessons.
Taylor Area Neighborhood Association
TANA hosts a back to school party each August. They also donate the prizes and food for our sustainable families night, and provide the signs for our bioswale.