In 2010, under the leadership of Principal Sue Ostrofsky, dedicated students, staff, and parents worked with community partners to transform an overgrown and abandoned tennis court into an outdoor classroom. Opened officially in 2011, the garden became a central part of the educational experience of hundreds of MKES students who made a connection with the soil and learned how to plant, grow, harvest, and eat healthy food.
Then in 2020, in partnership with MKESA Garden Committee parents the garden became a space to transform as an active outdoor classroom for every teacher and student to experience as part of their weekly schedule. Specifically, Mrs. Jennifer Wege, our parent garden extraordinaire, has worked tirelessly to identify priority projects that ensure the garden classroom is safe for students.