Stewards by the Sea: Science Education in the Garden

Los Osos Middle School, San Luis Obispo, CA

Los Osos Garden Science Program

Los Osos Middle School is located in Los Osos near San Luis Obispo and is in the Coastal Unified School District.  The school applied for a CaliforniaInstructionalSchoolGarden grant to improve their garden area, which was sandy and run down. This evolved into a native habitat garden and a native plant restoration program that involves students in a unique hands-on science program.
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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. 
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