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UNIVERSITY PLACE ELEMENTARY
4503 University Drive
Huntsville, AL 35816
Madison County
256-428-7440

Principal: Lynette Alexander
Teacher Contact: Peggy Long
Outdoor Classroom Dedication: September 8, 2004

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Project Description
 

The Outdoor Classroom was developed to provide an opportunity for the students to interact with the environment and make use of an area that was previously unused due to drainage problems. This unique teaching tool was designed to incorporate the Alabama Course of Study for Scientific Literacy objectives. Our goals include providing hands-on experiences for learning environmental studies while utilizing multiple academic disciplines, creating wildlife habitats for student observation, and providing opportunities for school and community partnerships toward a common goal.

University Place Elementary converted this narrow corridor (R) between two wings of their school building into a new Outdoor Classroom (above).

An s-shaped sidewalk was built curving through the corridor with gardens on either side and benches along the pathway for reading, all leading to a beautiful pond with white water lilies at the end of the path.


Features
  Amphitheater
Raised Bed Gardens
  Butterfly Garden
Vegetable/Herb Garden
  Composting
Weather Station
  Dry Stream Bed
Wetland
  Greenhouse
Wildflower Meadow
  Learning Shelter
Woodland
  Nature Trail
Theme Garden: ________________________
  Nesting Boxes
Restoration Project: Wetland Restoration
  Pond/Bog Garden
Future Projects: Nesting boxes, Vermiculture Area, Composting, a Weather Station and a Pavilion

Partnerships
Across the Pond
Earth Touch Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District
  Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Edenscapes - Todd Mason Jo Ann Patterson
  Alabama Farmer's Cooperative Druscilla Esslinger Totumoh Powell
  Alabama Wildlife Federation C.T. Garvin Seed and Feed Inc. Patricia Purushotham
  Athens Fence Company Glenn's of Huntsville Bruce Ricker
  Bennett Nurseries Cassandra Harris Cheryl Robbins
  Joe Berry Hillscapes Glenda Robertson
  Bill Penney Toyota/Mitsubishi Anna McCormick Hasting Tom Strain
  Gloria Bonner Michael Hepler Brad Scott
  Dave Brotherton Home Depot - Linda Mefford Debbie Sheffer
  Margaret Burgess Huntsville City Schools Pat Stone
  Byers Nursery Huntsville Wholesale Nursery Mr. Bruce Taylor
  Hank Campbell Dollie Jackson Dr. Helen Taylor
  Pauline Campbell John Deere Landscapes TN Valley R. C. & D. Council
  Chase Garden Center Raymond Jones Tommy Terrell
  Mr. and Mrs. John Carter Kelly's Garden Center The Greenery
  City of Huntsville:
  -Operation Green Team (Joy McKee & Brian Walker)
  -Inmate Labor/Community Services (Dee Hill)
Lee Ann Knotts Dana Tucker
  Classical Fruits Susan Kyle Lisa Urban
  Barbara Clyburn Joe Lancaster Wildbirds Unlimited
  Cole Farm & Landscape - Trevor Cole Ledford's Landscaping & Lighting Diane Wills
  Crestwood Medical Center Lewter's Hardware Windmill Gardens
  Cross Key Farms James, Larry, Nell & Peggy Long Kathy Wohlfert
  D & D Greenhouses, Inc. Madison County Commissioner Faye Dyer Lynn Young


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