About Us
Rosa Parks Elementary School is the primary site for the Rosa Parks Community Garden. Opened in 1997, Rosa Parks is a year round school with an enrollment of over 1300 students. Located in San Diego, CA , we are one of three schools in the City Heights Educational Collaborative that operate as “community schools”. Our school garden site was an agreed upon location set aside by the entire school community before the school was built.
To see pictures from our garden, click on Photo Album below, to return to our garden home page, click on the sunflower Main Menu button to the left.
To see pictures from our garden, click on Photo Album below, to return to our garden home page, click on the sunflower Main Menu button to the left.
The garden is ...
The garden is a work in progress We have a wish list of projects we would like to do whenever time, talent and finances allow. Listed below are just a few of them.
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Make “Cake Frosting” Stepping stones -
Paint representations of Fruit Crate Labels on sides of planter boxes
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Paint and sand the planting bench
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Expand native plants garden area
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Create a “scents garden” area
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Podcasts: students record self-guided tour
Where is City Heights?
One of San Diego’s oldest
Mid City communities, it is
home to over 90,000 people speaking more than 30 languages and dialects.
What are our favorite places in City Heights?
Park and Recreation Center, Library, Performance Annex, Police Station, Gymnasium.
Irrigation System Upgrade1/2 inch tubing-500 feet
Hose Swivels - 8
Emitters - 50 - 2 ft spray
Hose Swivels - 8
Emitters - 50 - 2 ft spray
Fencing
12 inch around planting area
12 decorative - 230 feet
12 decorative - 230 feet
Stepping Stones
Precast 12 inch diameter
60 lb. bag Quickrete mortar
Cement dye
Ceramic tile beads
60 lb. bag Quickrete mortar
Cement dye
Ceramic tile beads
Tools
Large rounded edge sponge
Wide putty knife
duct tape
Dust mask
Plastic bucket
Large rounded edge sponge
Wide putty knife
duct tape
Dust mask
Plastic bucket
How many students do we have?
We have over 1300 students in grades K-5.
How old are we?
Rosa Parks opened in 1997.
Who is the principal?
Peggy Crane.
What is School in the Park?
3rd-5th grade spend up to 9 weeks at Balboa Park where they participate in week long education projects at ten museums.
What is Success for Life?
A program for parents to help support their students to be active and successful learners.
A program for parents to help support their students to be active and successful learners.
What is the K-16 City Heights Educational Collaborative? (CHEC)
Rosa Parks Elementary, Monroe Clark Middle, Hoover High operate as “community schools” and partner with San Diego State University.
What is the City Heights Initiative?
There are 3 components:
There are 3 components:
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•Educational Programs
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•Community Development
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•Housing and Commercial
How many students are there in the CHEC?
There are about 5,000 students in the three schools
What is the IVC?
International Village Celebration
