COMMUNITY GARDEN EXPANSION

Fox Hollow Elementary PTO is looking to expand our Community Garden to include a sensory garden that would benefit all students, but also include components for those with special needs. Currently, our school grounds have zero playground options for those who are disabled.

Garden Expansion Goals:

Create a space that can be used year-round (weather permitting) and low maintenance.
Elements that benefit the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH)
Elements that benefit our special needs (friends who are sensitive to sound, or being overstimulated)
Wheelchair accessible
A calming space where all students may use as a space to go and relax or self-regulate.

Funding for this project will be done through grant applications, donations and fundraising efforts. If you would like to donate or help with our expansion project; check out the options here:

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AMAZON WISHLIST

COMMENT 'GARDEN'

Proposed Plan:

Tactile Wall - set at wheelchair height; students can touch all the different textures.

Educational/Play elements like a weather station or bird watching

Buddy benches where students can come for brain breaks or sit with friends during recess.

Tactile/Musical elements that blend into the garden. The sound is a lower, calming tone, and can also touch for vibrations.

Visual elements that create shade, but also reflect colors.

Learn more about our garden expansion plans here:

GARDEN EXPANSION PROPOSAL

What makes Fox Hollow unique:

Our school serves as the elementary site for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing program for Cherry Creek School District (This includes our preschool class).
Fox Hollow has two (2) Independent Learning Classrooms (ILC) for our special need friends, and one (1) ILC class at the preschool level.