Students from Harborside Academy in Kenosha, Wis., will plant and unveil to the public a community garden that has been the result of months of meticulous planning among students, faculty, and supporters at Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets.
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow,” said Christine Weyand, Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets Director of Marketing and Business Development, quoting Audrey Hepburn. “It has been an honor to be involved in this project which will benefit our community educationally and environmentally. We’re eager to unveil the garden to the public and look forward to watching it evolve and flourish for many years to come.”
WHO:
Sixth through 12th grade students from Harborside Academy, a “Delta Project” charter school with a strong emphasis on active learning and community service
WHAT:
Planting a student-designed pollinator garden featuring native plants grown in-house at the school or donated by Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets. Garden accents to be unveiled include a story walk featuring books written and illustrated by Harborside students, a history walk created in collaboration with the Pleasant Prairie Historical Society showing overlays of the community over the decades, and a large-scale rendering of a wall mural to be added in phase two of the project.
WHEN:
Better World Day – Friday, May 3, 2024
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Students planting the garden
1:30 p.m. – Garden opens to the public
WHERE:
Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets – Northeast section of the center, adjacent to Calvin Klein
11211 120th Ave., Pleasant Prairie, Wis.
ABOUT HARBORSIDE ACADEMY:
Harborside Academy is one of the initial 20 secondary schools nationwide created with funding from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s “Delta Project.” Delta Project schools use the Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound model which combines rigorous academic content and real-world projects (a.k.a., learning expeditions) focused on active learning and community service. Harborside students earn well over 100 hours of community service and complete their own service project before reaching graduation.