Living Classroom's mission is to inspire children to learn about and value the natural world through garden-based education. Our TK-8th grade lessons teach environmental literacy through hands-on garden based lessons in edible and native gardens cultivated at each school.
Living Classroom is a full service program--we create and maintain school gardens, provide top notch curriculum and instruction, and all lesson and garden materials. All lessons are aligned with California Next Generation and/or Common Core Standards.
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Who We Are
Inspiring students to learn and value the natural world through garden-based education.
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What We Do
At Living Classroom, we make education come alive and empower the next generation by growing environmental champions, inquisitive learners, and healthy eaters
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Get Involved
There are many ways to get involved with Living Classroom!
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News and Events
Introducing our new Executive Director, Sierra Van Zandt
Hello Living Classroom Community!
I am so thrilled to be joining the Living Classroom team!
I have spent the past 10+ years dedicating my professional life to fostering meaningful, lifelong learning opportunities in the outdoors for youth at the nonprofit Vida Verde Nature Education in San Gregorio, and at the Edible Schoolyard Kern County in Bakersfield. I have watched students practice patience and precision to plant tiny seedlings into the soil, gasp with excitement to learn that carrots grow underground, and squeal with joy while digging up multi-colored potatoes while swimming in a sea of dirt. These are the experiences that I strive to foster in my career, and am grateful to continue at Living Classroom. The joy, gratitude, and passion I have for this work allows me to constantly see the value in connecting students to the outdoors.
I have grown up here on the peninsula in Redwood City, where I currently live with my husband and two year old son. I look forward to connecting with folks across the peninsula as we work to expand the reach of Living Classroom to more students and schools.
These first few weeks on the job have been busy and eye opening to the incredible experiences happening with Living Classroom. I feel honored to become the leader of this organization doing such meaningful and transformational work with students in our communities!
With Zest,
Sierra Van Zandt
I am so thrilled to be joining the Living Classroom team!
I have spent the past 10+ years dedicating my professional life to fostering meaningful, lifelong learning opportunities in the outdoors for youth at the nonprofit Vida Verde Nature Education in San Gregorio, and at the Edible Schoolyard Kern County in Bakersfield. I have watched students practice patience and precision to plant tiny seedlings into the soil, gasp with excitement to learn that carrots grow underground, and squeal with joy while digging up multi-colored potatoes while swimming in a sea of dirt. These are the experiences that I strive to foster in my career, and am grateful to continue at Living Classroom. The joy, gratitude, and passion I have for this work allows me to constantly see the value in connecting students to the outdoors.
I have grown up here on the peninsula in Redwood City, where I currently live with my husband and two year old son. I look forward to connecting with folks across the peninsula as we work to expand the reach of Living Classroom to more students and schools.
These first few weeks on the job have been busy and eye opening to the incredible experiences happening with Living Classroom. I feel honored to become the leader of this organization doing such meaningful and transformational work with students in our communities!
With Zest,
Sierra Van Zandt
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