John Muir Community Learning Garden

The John Muir Community Learning Garden is designed to give our students real life experiences that integrate classroom literacy, mathematics, science, history and language arts instruction. Located in Daniel E. Koshland Park, our garden has generated support and assistance from the San Francisco League of Urban Gardeners, the Center for Ecoliteracy, the Recreation and Park Department, the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, the San Francisco Zen Center, the Koshland Family, and John Muir Elementary School.

Currently, the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Parks Group employs two part-time garden mentors to work with teachers and students in the garden. Rebecca and Aubrey organize educational opportunities for students and the community, provide outreach for the participation of parents, neighbors and interested volunteers, oversee a sustainable composting program for organic waste from school lunches, work with neighborhood organizers to create events in the park, and offer various garden training.