Rothenberg Rooftop School Garden

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Rothenberg Rooftop School Garden The Rooftop Garden School helps children engage with the natural environment first-hand to realize the importance of preservation and conservation.

The Rothenberg Rooftop School Garden enhances students’ development of critical thinking, science, math and literacy skills through hands-on application of classroom curriculum and increased community involvement. The Garden School will integrate hands-on learning experiences to reinforce concepts within traditional subjects as well as promote nutrition, healthy eating, and sustainability. Integrated with math, science, and language arts, the Rooftop Garden Program uses experiential learning opportunities to deepen students’ education. The Rooftop Garden is more than growing things; it's more than the children getting their hands dirty -- it is an innovative model in which academic standards required at each grade level are integrated thoroughly with garden-based lessons. The Rothenberg Rooftop Garden serves as a community gathering place and a point of pride in this historic inner city neighborhood. Lessons in sustainability and container gardening will be taught across generations, helping to advance the community as a whole toward:

Better Nutrition

Healthy Eating

Close-to-the Source Food Production

Third graders did a pumpkin investigation on the rooftop to determine, "Will it sink or float?"
10/15/2026

Third graders did a pumpkin investigation on the rooftop to determine, "Will it sink or float?"

Making fall flower arrangements with preschool. Each student got to take their creation home to share with family.
10/07/2026

Making fall flower arrangements with preschool. Each student got to take their creation home to share with family.

We had a busy week! Students rotated through garden stations where they all got the chance to plant pansies and lettuce,...
10/02/2026

We had a busy week! Students rotated through garden stations where they all got the chance to plant pansies and lettuce, collect seeds, and water the garden. We ended the week indoors doing yoga with Ms. Emily of Busy Being- Kids Yoga.

09/25/2026

Brains!

Planting radish seed and stretching with Ms. Natalie.
09/22/2026

Planting radish seed and stretching with Ms. Natalie.

More water fun, scavenger hunts, and feeding worms.
09/17/2026

More water fun, scavenger hunts, and feeding worms.

09/16/2026

Sometimes the sprinkler is for the kids not the plants.

Mr. Z's 6th graders planted the first seeds in the Rothenberg Community Garden today. Zinnias, Sunflowers, and Peas!
09/15/2026

Mr. Z's 6th graders planted the first seeds in the Rothenberg Community Garden today. Zinnias, Sunflowers, and Peas!

09/12/2026

It was a wet morning, but we accomplished so much. Special thanks to Hueber Homes for covering the dingo rental and to all of our wonderful volunteers for their time and hard work. The Rothenberg Community Garden is now ready to plant!

Garden scavenger hunt with Mr. Barker's class. Can we find red flowers? Bees? Birds? Clouds ⛅️. I
09/11/2026

Garden scavenger hunt with Mr. Barker's class. Can we find red flowers? Bees? Birds? Clouds ⛅️. I

Address

241 E Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH
45202

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15133635700

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