The Rain Garden at The Academy at Virginia Randolph

About the Program

Category: Children and Youth (Best in Category)

Year: 2013

The students in the Horticulture Program at The Academy at Virginia Randolph and Virginia Randolph Education Center created a Rain Garden to mitigate the amount of storm water that would flow into the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The collaborative project included career and technical education students from the school, exceptional education students from an adjacent school, employees of Henrico County Public Schools Construction and Maintenance Department, and support from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The result was a completed project that allowed all stakeholders to take ownership in an environmentally beneficial project that would reduce damage to their local ecosystem.