Outdoor education is a central priority at Brookview.
Our garden serves as a vibrant hub for purposeful, hands-on learning. Each class tends its own raised bed, giving students a sense of responsibility and ownership. Through this work, children develop practical gardening skills while connecting their outdoor experiences to classroom studies.
From planting vegetables in early spring to harvesting in summer and fall, students engage in the full growing cycle. Along the way, they explore sustainability and gain an appreciation for one of humanity’s most important innovations—agriculture.
Students also have opportunities to participate in a range of farm-based experiences. In past years, they have raised chickens and quail to collect and sell eggs, visited local farms, taken part in maple sugaring, and made fresh apple cider. They have cared for goats and other livestock, and even raised sheep and shorn their wool.
These experiences support a key principle of the Montessori curriculum: the interdependence of all living things.
