Grout Elementary is a K-5 public school in SE Portland. The playground is a one acre field that has changed little since the school was built in 1926. In 2010 a small group of parents began seriously discussing ways to improve things- and to our delight, our ideas were met with enthusiasm. The Grout Garden Club was born. We created a master plan that has been approved by Portland Public Schools to completely re-imagine our field. We expect the work to take several years but we want to do it right. Our priorities are building a vegetable garden, a rain garden, an outdoor classroom,and a new path. We’re excited because this feels like a real WPA Era effort, where everyone’s best abilities create something larger than any of us could do alone- and it’s for the kids!

Our goal is to transform our play area into a space where students, teachers, and community members can come to explore, learn, and enjoy.

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