Turn your thumb green with City Parks Foundation!

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Learning Gardensis a program designed to invite diverse community members to participate

in free garden lessons, workshops and events. The program was established in 1997 in an effort to transform failing public schools in the Chancellor’s District. From this school model, Learning Gardens transitioned to park sites. Providing environmental education, Learning Gardens invites community members to work in and learn about the park’s gardens, cultivating valuable benefits for the gardens and the people who care for them.

The public is welcome to join Learning Gardens for Plant and Play on Saturdays in the Grove Hill (Bronx), Liberty (Queens), and Umoja (Brooklyn) Gardens.

Saturdays – July 7 – August 11 | 12PM –

3PM

Grove Hill Community Playground – 158th St. & Eagle Ave, Bronx

Liberty Park – 173rd St. & 106th ave, Jamaica, Queens

Umoja Garden – Broadway & Putnam Ave., Bushwick, Brooklyn

What’s in your water?

Coastal Classroom is an experiential educational program for schools and community groups designed to cultivate knowledge and of the importance of preserving estuaries. CPF invites the public to join us on Family Days for fun, hands-on activities for all ages. Families will explore the ecosystem and study the water quality of the Coney Island Creek or the East River. There is no better place to learn about ecology and the environment than in the natural world of our parks! Coastal Classroom Family Days are open to families with children 8 and up.

Discover the secrets of the Coney Island Creek ecosystem!

Saturdays – August 4 & 11 from 11AM to 4PM

Kaiser Park (Coney Island): West 33rd St. & Bayview Ave. Brooklyn, NY

Explore the world beneath the waves of the East River!

Saturdays – July 21 & 28 from 11PM to 4PM

Hallets Cove of Socrates Sculpture Park