K-12 Environmental Education
Six Acres of Outdoor Space
When Westgate moved to this site in 2012, we owned ten acres of undeveloped land along with two buildings. Over the years, we pursued funding opportunities and persisted in realizing most of our vision for the outdoor space in 2020. A majority of the funding came from grants, along with donations from our community and matching money from the school.
We are still looking for a partner to help us complete our solar classroom! Please contact communications if you can help.
Outdoor Classrooms - click the link to the left to see the classrooms
- Owl's Nest
- Westgate Amphitheater
- Pollinator Gardens
- Pavilion
- Solar Plaza
- Gardens
Animals
- Cats
- Goats
- Chickens
- Bees
Gardens
- 34 planting beds
- 25 families own plots supported by funding from the Colorado Garden Foundation
- Includes vegetables, herbs and flowers
Service Learning
- Weekly in grades K–12
- An outlet for students with different skill sets to shine
- Students become experts on a topic and present their project to the community
- Past projects include: recycling, wild animal habitats, wildfires, systemic racism, homeless populations, goats and gardening
Benefits of Environmental Education (Environmental Education) for K-12 Students
Academic
- Academic Skills: critical thinking, decision-making, systems thinking
- Academic Performance
- Student Engagement
21st Century Skills
- Lifelong learners
- Lifelong skills
- Problem solvers
- Leadership
- Communication
- Independence
- Teamwork
WESTGATE REACHES 250 CoCoRaHS REPORTS
Westgate Community School is an active participant in the CoCoRaHS, Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, & Snow Network.
Our students regularly collect precipitation data to help scientists gain a clearer picture of where and how much precipitation falls throughout our communities.
We recently reached the milestone of 250 reports!
