Partner Schools
School Summaries:
Manzo Elementary serves students living in Barrio Hollywood, with a predominantly Latino population. Manzo staff have developed a Sonoran Desert Biome on a sizable lot adjacent to the school campus to serve as an outdoor learning lab. WMG worked with 3rd graders at Manzo in the fall of 2009 to create native wildlife habitat and installed two large rainwater cisterns in the front of the school which will water native plants and a heritage orchard.
Click here to watch a KUAT news video about the project.
Youth Works is a community-based high school in South Tucson that works with at-risk high school populations. Its emphasis is on vocational education and green waste recycling. Youth Works currently incorporates a horticultural component into its education program including composting and selling produce to the Community food Bank. WMG worked with students to create two native habitat areas with passive water harvesting earthworks, along with a cistern to provide water for a vegetable garden.
Rivera Elementary School, 2008
Rivera Elementary School is located in south Tucson and serves 540 students in grades K – 5. The majority of the population is low-income with many immigrants and Spanish speakers. Rivera prides itself on being a walking school, directly serving the children living in the community. WMG conducted a semester long project with 3rd graders in the spring of 2008, that culminated in the creation of a rain garden with native plants through a bilingual workshop with students and parents.
Miles Exploratory Leaning Center, 2008
Miles Exploratory Learning Center is open to all children in TUSD from preschool through 8th grade. They serve a diverse population of students which includes the highest population of hearing imparted students in TUSD along with an autistic student program. Miles has a GREEN program in place which includes gardens, recycling, environmental education and nutrition. WMG conducted a semenster long project with 6th graders in the spring of 2008, that culminated in the creation of a rain garden with native plants through a workshop with students and parents.