CWC West Valley School Garden Restoration
With Citizens of the World (CWC) West Valley in Winnetka
Date and time: December 3rd from 9:00am - 12:00 pm.
Location: 7911 Winnetka Ave, Winnetka, CA 91306
Description of Event:
Citizens of the World (CWC) West Valley in Winnetka and Blue Sky LA hosted a school garden restoration event where the following projects were completed: replacement of ivy in front of the school with California native roses, planting of several native shrubs throughout campus, planting of trees in front of the school and the restoration of the primary school garden.
By participating, volunteers in this event helped contribute to the expansion of Citizens of the World School Garden restoration, help improve the local air quality and provide an excellent place for students to enjoy shade during the hotter months.
Why?
School gardens are essential to help students develop various skills: problem-solving, creativity, understanding nature’s systems, life cycles, etc. Not only that, but school gardens and green spaces are essential to both maintain and restore to help improve our local air quality and add shade to our communities.
Plants Planted:
2 Desert Museum Palo Verdes, 3 fairy dusters, 4 California Lilacs, 24 common yarrows, 12 California Roses, 8 monkey flowers, 3 hot lips sage, 4 white sage, 6 pink jasmine, 2 star jasmine, 2 mint, kale, romaine lettuce, marigold
Check out photos from the event!
Description of Hosting Organization
The Citizens of the World Charter School - West Valley is a free, public charter elementary school with a purposefully diverse and driven student body. They are located in the heart of the West Valley and serve students across LA. They provide a holistic education, filled with joy, project-based learning, rigorous academics, the arts, and more. Their program is particularly strong in developing students’ social emotional development across lines of difference, preparing our students to emerge as a new generation of leaders – as trailblazers who are ready to tackle the future challenges in our world.
Learn more about Citizens of the World Charter School
Project Benefit Calculations
12/3/22
39
$2,975.31
2
64
15
12,875
180
$445.21
$376.08
4410.12
16,170.44
$11.23
1,256.33
8,529.96
$57.90
5.83
149.11
36.38
2.64
1.42
Number of volunteers:
Volunteer estimate worth *$25.43 per hour*:
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Contact Info
If you have any questions for Blue Sky LA, or about the Citizens of the World Charter School volunteer event, please contact Silvia Segura at ssegura@breathesocal.org