Composting - Large or small scale composting can be used to teach many lessons. Your local Cooperative Extension Service office or County Public Works office can provide information on different composting structures. Native plants can be added to enhance the existing landscape or native plants can be used to replace the existing landscape. A native plant landscape provides learning opportunities for children and adults. Native plants give people a sense of place within their local environment.
Native plants attract native wildlife and help add to the biodiversity of schoolyards.
Contact a landscape architect with experience in native landscape design. Gardens - A wide range of gardens are possible. Planned garden areas should be included in the school design. Plants selected for their nectar and caterpillar food. Be sure to include several species that bloom when children are in school.