BROOK PARK ELEMENTARY
Address: 5259 David St., 46226, Lawrence Township
School Website: http://brookpark.ltschools.org/
General Overview of the School: Brook Park Elementary school (K-6th) is set south of E. 56th and west of I-465. The focus of BPE is environmental education, both throughout the school as well as with the Lawrence Township administration. The best environmental teachers have transferred to BPE. 90% of the teachers at BPE have participated in Project Wild and Wet training (an environmental course put on by Indiana DNR). There are 2 naturalists on site at BPE to help with the development and implementation of the environmental studies. BPE is a “select school” so parents have the choice to send the children there.
General Overview of the BPE KIB Club: Led by the 2 naturalists at the school, Jennifer Wright and Dave Shafer, the club will consist of a group of kids ranging in age and will focus on creating and maintaining the different projects that will take place at the school.
General Overview of Landscape Design Plan: BPE has a very large campus but very few trees, so their first goal is to plant more trees… native, fruit and nut, shade, etc. A vegetable garden has already been installed and is growing very well, but needs some expertise in design and maintenance and eventually expanded. The 5th grade classrooms are developing a plan for solid waste management that includes recycle containers for paper in all of the classrooms and offices and 2 compost bins. Rain barrels need to be installed throughout the school to help with watering and 3 bio-swales will be designed and built.
Volunteer Landscape Architect: David Gorden, Mark M. Holeman Landscaping, Inc.
Recent Projects
On April 20th, 2011, volunteers from IUPUI helped the KIB Club kids plant 13 native trees around the campus.
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On September 9th, 2011, volunteers from Johnson Controls helped to plant in the "soon-to-be" rain garden. More than 15 native trees and 20 native perennials went in the ground. The KIB Club will help to maintain and water them.
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