Watchung Hills Regional Education Association
Somerset County Jennifer Caprari, Secretary of Operations with Michael Reynolds, Buildings & Grounds Maintenance Staff from Watchung Hills Regional High School District were awarded a $10,000 grant entitled The Courtyard Garden: A Four-Season Greenhouse Initiative. This project establishes a year-round greenhouse at Watchung Hills Regional High School to expand an existing courtyard garden into a four-season educational and wellness space. Serving approximately 450 students in grades 9-12, the project supports environmental science, vocational education, culinary arts, special services, and social-emotional learning. A greenhouse will allow for winter growing, early seed starting and a critical “hardening off” transition for plants, increasing crop success and sustainability. Students gain hands-on experience in organic agriculture, pollinator research, and vocational greenhouse management, while the space also functions as a screen-free wellness retreat for the school community.
For more information, contact:
Jennifer Caprari
Watchung Hills Regional High School
(908) 647-4800 xt. 4808