2016-2021
Facilitated by OAEC, 7th-12th-grade students designed and installed a roof water catchment system and a perennial food forest at the school.
NWP is a public 7-12 grade school in northwest Santa Rosa with a diverse student body and an innovative trans-disciplinary project-based learning approach. All courses revolved around a chosen inquiry theme such as water, immigration, elections, etc. Past year’s inquiry on homelessness and hunger had inspired a redesign of the campus to serve as a free food hub. In collaboration with OAEC, students designed and installed a perennial food forest in front of the school. The food forest is the basis for the ongoing Seed to Table course, in which students learn to grow and cook food as well as harvest extra for donation to local shelters. The school covers 8 acres and is home to five different educational programs, including pre-school, special ed, elementary, and high school.
OAEC’s Permaculture Design Course participants helped design specific campus areas for the on-site NWP student groups who installed them.
