Case Studies

Food Skyscrapers

Students constructed, installed, and maintained a dozen food skyscrapers to date on the campus of Roosevelt High School.  Students could collaboratively work outside while learning with these hands-on vertical gardens to harvest their own strawberries while learning important lessons about nutrition, photosynthesis, soil health, and pollination.  While the original scope of the project needed to be adjusted due to safety measures and in-person limits, the outcomes of students communicating the joy of science and gardening to their friends, campus and commun

Students constructed, installed, and maintained a dozen food skyscrapers to date on the campus of Roosevelt High School.  Students could collaboratively work outside while learning with these hands-on vertical gardens to harvest their own strawberries while learning important lessons about nutrition, photosynthesis, soil health, and pollination.  While the original scope of the project needed to be adjusted due to safety measures and in-person limits, the outcomes of students communicating the joy of science and gardening to their friends, campus and community had a big impact on their learning and lives.

Academic Year
2020-21