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After seven years of use, Hendley team designs and builds new garden beds
Wooden garden beds only last for so long before needing to be replaced. FONA built and installed Hendley’s original beds over seven years ago. Over the past two years, our school garden support team helped Ms. Baratta, Ms. Cook, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Woods and Ms. Perez design and build new beds as a team effort.
Cheril Perez, English Language Learner instructor at Hendley, shared that “...the addition of new garden beds has brought renewed excitement and potential.” She believes “these improvements will help motivate both staff and students to use the space more regularly for hands-on learning and community-building activities.”
As a returning Educator Coaching Program partner, we are excited to see the Hendley team continue to develop their skills working together to engage more of their community so their garden can become a stronger, more engaging part of their school culture.
As Ms. Perez said, their school garden “has so much potential—not just for science lessons, but for building community, promoting wellness, and encouraging environmental stewardship. With the new garden beds being installed, this is the perfect time to re-energize our program.”
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