Brooks Academy is coming back with STEM and Aquaponics!
As a result of the Roosevelt School District (RSD) Governing Board’s direction given at the last school board meeting, RSD has been approved to move forward with putting a 13,000 ft2 industrial sized greenhouse on the property of Rev. Dr. G. Benjamin Brooks, Sr. Academy located on Wier, just west of 32nd St. Roosevelt’s instructional staff will now have a location designed to implement a community school program along with Cultivate South Phoenix or CUSP, a grass-roots coalition group, which will provide the Roosevelt children with a strong learning experience pertaining to health, well-being and sustainability that is infused with essential skills in reading and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).
The greenhouse will provide students with a learning lab that will demonstrate the unique work being done with regards to growing seedlings, including various herbs and seasonal crops in addition to the potential of developing natural, hydroponic and aquaponic habitats in the near future. This will provide Roosevelt School children a one-of-a-kind learning experience. The harvests from these sources will be cultivated by the children and staff for use in culinary experiences, nutritional analysis and business related lessons.
For more information on the greenhouse project at Brooks Academy, contact the District office at 602-243-4800.
Address:
Rev. Dr. G. Benjamin Brooks, Sr. Academy
3146 E. Wier Ave
Phoenix, Az 85040
Joseph Ortiz
Director of Public and Community Relations
Roosevelt School District
6000 S. 7th St.
Phoenix, AZ. 85042
602-243-4807 - Office
602-243-2637 - Fax
Joseph.ortiz@rsd.k12.az.us
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This is great, I wish more schools would do this.
We are doing gardens in schools now and hope to do aquaponics in the future. You can see our work here- http://livingwaterorganics.com/?page_id=102
Great work David!
We are in the process of putting two systems in a PA inner city school now, and are working on a larger scale project here in town with a non-profit to give jobs to the handicap. I am pushing hard to get into some schools out here and get the word on aquaponics to spread. Keep up the good work..
Our site is www.ecopodgardens.com, we do mostly schools and a lot of IBC systems.