Message from Executive Director Margot Harrigan
Summer 2021 has disappeared in a blink and our students are back at school in person!
Our staff worked throughout the summer to prepare lessons in a slightly modified format to meet safety and health requirements for students in the Mountain View-Whisman School District and six Campbell Union School District schools. We will be continuing our collaboration with St. Simon School (Kinder - 6th grades, and the Santa Clara Parks and Recreation Department via an engaging after school program at Eddie Souza Park in Santa Clara.
We are deeply appreciative to El Camino Healthcare District, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, the Leslie Family Foundation, the Mountain View Educational Foundation, the Los Altos Community Foundation and Google for providing important funding to support our programs at Mountain View -Whisman and Campbell schools. We are also very grateful to Target for selecting Living Classroom as one of four nonprofits in our region to participate in the Target Circle fundraiser.
This fall, Living Classroom will begin Kinder -5th grade lessons at Braly School in Santa Clara Unified School District. Living Classroom is also making plans to provide innovative programming to the Santa Clara County Office of Education’s Deaf and Hearing Impaired Program (Kinder -5th grade) located at Oster School in San Jose starting early next year..
This summer, the Garden Support Team created a new native garden at Huff School in Mountain View-Whisman and put finishing touches on the terrific new native garden at Castlemont School in Campbell. Many thanks go to the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, the Santa Clara Valley Water District and to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors for providing funding to create this stunning new space in Campbell for students and our community to enjoy for many years.
Living Classroom’s amazing staff showed resourcefulness and creativity in fulfilling our commitment and mission of providing engaging, relevant and inclusive lessons to all the students we serve while delivering lessons remotely last year. I am thrilled - and grateful - to have the opportunity to continue to work with an outstanding staff, Board and community of educators and parents as I begin my fourth year with Living Classroom.
Our staff worked throughout the summer to prepare lessons in a slightly modified format to meet safety and health requirements for students in the Mountain View-Whisman School District and six Campbell Union School District schools. We will be continuing our collaboration with St. Simon School (Kinder - 6th grades, and the Santa Clara Parks and Recreation Department via an engaging after school program at Eddie Souza Park in Santa Clara.
We are deeply appreciative to El Camino Healthcare District, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, the Leslie Family Foundation, the Mountain View Educational Foundation, the Los Altos Community Foundation and Google for providing important funding to support our programs at Mountain View -Whisman and Campbell schools. We are also very grateful to Target for selecting Living Classroom as one of four nonprofits in our region to participate in the Target Circle fundraiser.
This fall, Living Classroom will begin Kinder -5th grade lessons at Braly School in Santa Clara Unified School District. Living Classroom is also making plans to provide innovative programming to the Santa Clara County Office of Education’s Deaf and Hearing Impaired Program (Kinder -5th grade) located at Oster School in San Jose starting early next year..
This summer, the Garden Support Team created a new native garden at Huff School in Mountain View-Whisman and put finishing touches on the terrific new native garden at Castlemont School in Campbell. Many thanks go to the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, the Santa Clara Valley Water District and to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors for providing funding to create this stunning new space in Campbell for students and our community to enjoy for many years.
Living Classroom’s amazing staff showed resourcefulness and creativity in fulfilling our commitment and mission of providing engaging, relevant and inclusive lessons to all the students we serve while delivering lessons remotely last year. I am thrilled - and grateful - to have the opportunity to continue to work with an outstanding staff, Board and community of educators and parents as I begin my fourth year with Living Classroom.
Living Classroom Donates to the Community During Pandemic
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Living Classroom currently maintains edible gardens at 18 schools. While students are not able to enjoy the bounty of the gardens this fall, the seasonal vegetables will be donated to Food Service at each district.
Living Classroom gardens have donated over 1,000 pounds of produce to local community service agencies since the shelter in place order was issued last March. West Valley Community Services greatly appreciated the donation and noted that their demand is huge right now. One community member has already reached out to our Executive Director thanking her for the Living Classroom Donation, "It is so thoughtful of you to think of us and our community who are going hungry in this pandemic. Thank you for donating to us. That is so very much appreciated." Hand Sanitizer Recipe - Topnotch Outdoor
Here is a recipe that is effective against spreading Covid-19. 400ml Rubbing Alcohol A small handful of seaweed 8-10 drops of essential oil (lavender, clove, cinnamon, and peppermint provide additional antiseptic properties) Soak the seaweed in water overnight, blend with alcohol and essential oil, then place in a clean reusable container or dispenser. For more information go to the following link. |
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