Yesterday was an exciting day for Gatewood as we celebrated the groundbreaking for work on the playground. Students, teachers and staff, families, school district staff, and neighbors gathered to cheer the imminent creation of some awesome new play spaces for our kids and community. We’re just waiting on permits, and the work begins! The West Seattle … More Groundbreaking for the playground!
Gatewood students aren’t letting the cold weather keep them from learning in (and from) the garden. Here is some recent news, from our teacher and garden coordinator Jeannie Revello: Students are observing winter vegetable crops including several types of kale, swiss chard and spinach withstand the frost. They love to taste parsley and arugula, and … More Shedding some light on a winter garden
The Gatewood team continues to make steady progress toward playground improvements. Here’s a December update from Linnea Westerlind: We are excited to announce that we have raised $47,495 to date in addition to our $100,000 matching grant from the City of Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods. We received 5 bids from contractors for playfield construction. The … More Go, team!
A green schoolyard for Gatewood Elementary 