Becker Green Classroom

Becker Green Classroom Becker Green Classroom is a 10,000 sq. ft. natural garden without chemicals in Austin, TX.

natural garden without chemicals that serves as an interactive outdoor classroom for students at Becker Elementary. Created in 1989, Becker Green Classroom has a proven track record of developing innovative programs to peak students’ interest in learning. It has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Texas Governor’s Clean Texas 2000 Award, The President’s Environmental Youth Award,

and the Renew America Award for Environmental Sustainability and Natural Resource Conservation. Currently, the Becker Green Classroom serves students at Becker Elementary, as well as students from other schools who participate in the following programs:

· Austin Department of Watershed Protection’s Earth Camp: a water quality field study program for 5th graders from low-income schools;

· Austin Department of Watershed Protection’s Earth School: an outreach program for 5th graders using watershed models to teach the effects of pollution on water resources

· Keep Austin Beautiful’s Green Teen: after-school training program in horticulture, urban ecology and sound environmental practice for teens thirteen and older

· Keep Austin Beautiful’s Green Stewards Camp: two-day outdoor environmental education camp focuses on Austin watersheds, the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer, water quality, recycling, litter impact, green gardening including native plants, beneficial bugs and compost, and other related topics.

This magical place built networks, friendships and community. It introduced children to gardening, environmentalism, hea...
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?

Check your inbox for a fresh edition of the Becker Green Classroom Newsletter. If you haven’t subscribed yet, click the ...
01/06/2026

Check your inbox for a fresh edition of the Becker Green Classroom Newsletter. If you haven’t subscribed yet, click the 🔗 in our bio.

That’s not AI! AMWAY gave The Green Classroom a salute in the education section of Newsweek back in the early 90’s. Carl...
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

Thank you to our new friends over for helping us fulfill our City of Austin Bright Green Futures grant to supply every ...
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.

All garden class volunteers (returning & new) are required to attend an orientation. We are offering several opportuniti...
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.

We have three opportunities for volunteers to attend our Volunteer Orientation. Please note, this year orientation is ma...
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.

This Friday, after school, cross the street and meet the garden. Explore the garden grounds and the classroom. Meet othe...
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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Address

1701 Briar Street
Austin, TX
78704

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm
Sunday 9am - 9pm

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+15124706514

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