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Whitesburg Middle School

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107 Sanders Rd
Huntsville, AL 35802

Last updated: 09/14/2009

Contact: Lynn McQueen
Phone: 256-428-7780
E-mail: lmcqueen@hsv.k12.al.us
County: Madison

Our "Green Team" has just begun building our outdoor classroom. Our lead teacher just transferred to our school. She is bringing a lot of outdoor classroom materials with her. She has built 3 outdoor classrooms at previous schools and help several other schools build their Outdoor Classroom. We are looking forward to getting ours up and going.

Number of Kids Involved: 120
Square Feet of Gardens: 400

Grades Involved:

  • 5 - 8

We are interested in being E-Mail Pals and would like to exchange:
seeds, activities for special needs students and classroom experiences

Gardening Contexts/Emphases:

  • Outdoor, Vegetables
  • Indoor Light Garden
  • Pond / Wetland
  • Hydroponics
  • Butterflies
  • Special Needs
  • Multicultural
  • Greenhouse
  • Vermiculture (worms)

Level of Student Participation (hours/week/child): 5+

Number of Participating Teachers: 3

Number of Participating Parents / Volunteers: 20

Number of Parent / Volunteer Participation (hours/week/person): 3-4

Funding Sources:

  • Grants

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