Stewards by the Sea: Science Education in the Garden

Los Osos Middle School, San Luis Obispo, CA

Los Osos Garden Science Program


Los Osos teachers and partner volunteers took a good look at their surrounding environment, and decided to work with the native habitat surrounding their school rather than create a garden that didn’t fit with what grows in the region naturally. For their program, the school works closely with the California Native Plant Society volunteers, Susie Bernstein and John Chesnut.

Sustainability: Cultivating Volunteers


The Los Osos program couldn’t manage without their special volunteers, both for curriculum and for help with the students. Partnerships and volunteers have helped create and sustain the program.