Becker Green Classroom

09/12/2026

04/09/2026

This magical place built networks, friendships and community. It introduced children to gardening, environmentalism, healthy eating, and gave them a chance to be outside as recess was slowly taken away. It shared food and knowledge grown together with Becker’s students, teachers, the neighborhood, COA Earth Camp, Title 1 fifth graders across AISD, and so many others. It received awards locally, regionally and nationally. A place to come to get your hands dirty, meditate, and seek solace from nature in the center of the city, and so much more. Join us to celebrate all the beautiful memories made at the Becker Green Classroom over the years and give this piece of Mother Earth the goodbye she deserves. What does the Becker Green Classroom mean to you?

01/06/2026

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10/09/2025

That’s not AI! AMWAY gave The Green Classroom a salute in the education section of Newsweek back in the early 90’s. Carla Marshall wrote grants, sent announcements, and entered contests to fund the program and bring national attention to what she was accomplishing at the first, and now oldest, school garden in AISD. Today we continue to seek grants, donations, sponsors, and volunteers for everything we do so AISD isn’t burdened with the cost.
BTW, does anyone know the student featured in the photo? We would love to know their story and how Becker’s Green Classroom influenced their life.

10/09/2025

The oldest school garden in AISD! Started by Carla Marshall in 1989. Even then, AISD didn’t have the funding to hire teachers. She volunteered her time, money, and resources to teach and build the garden from scratch. She invited friends, neighbors, parents and others to help and in doing so built one of the most intentional communities I’ve been a part of. To this day the Becker Green Classroom is run by parent and community volunteers who donate their time, money, and resources to fundraise, plan, and continue Carla’s dream to weave gardening and environmental education with academic excellence in math, science, social studies, language, art , and music for all elementary students

09/19/2025

Thank you to our new friends over for helping us fulfill our City of Austin Bright Green Futures grant to supply every classroom garden a 2 gallon garden olla. We are excited to teach this ancient irrigation technique to our students.

08/28/2025

All garden class volunteers (returning & new) are required to attend an orientation. We are offering several opportunities to attend orientation in person, and we now have a zoom orientation as well. You can find the zoom link on our bio.

08/20/2025

We have three opportunities for volunteers to attend our Volunteer Orientation. Please note, this year orientation is mandatory for all of our Garden Class Volunteers.

08/19/2025

This Friday, after school, cross the street and meet the garden. Explore the garden grounds and the classroom. Meet other volunteers, members of our Steering Committee, and Board of Directors. Learn about our fundraising goals for the year and volunteer needs in and out of the garden.
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07/11/2025

Our hearts are broken for our Hill Country neighbors, all of those lost, and all of those grieving loved ones in the wake of the 4th of July flooding. The last week has been a blur for so many in our community, our city, our state. 

At the Becker Green Classroom, beginning Sunday, we are collecting donations of tools, including (but not limited to) saws, rakes, shovels, cleaning supplies like bleach, Pine Sol, trash bags, paper products, and neoprene, gardening, and work gloves. We’re working to coordinate with other organizations in Austin to transport these goods to Kerville and beyond. As the summer progresses into fall, we plan to grow transplants to donate. 

For all of our community members in need of a place of calm, we invite you to visit the garden. Collect some sunflowers or herbs, take a seat by the pond, tie a green ribbon in honor of the victims. Please let us know if you need a hand, or a friend.