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This has been a busy year for the Rothenberg Rooftop garden. Currently, we have two staff members, Bryna Bass and Julie Singer who implement curriculum, work with teachers on class activities and support the parent program. The Rothenberg Rooftop garden board has 17 board members who focus on marketing, funding, communication, and programming. Highlighted events from this past year are below.
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Welcome to Ms. Alena Smith!
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We want to welcome the new principal of Rothenberg Preparatory Academy, Ms. Alena Smith! She has been in education for 15 years and is excited about the rooftop garden and supporting the wonderful efforts currently being implemented.
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Rothenberg Rooftop School Garden hosted its first Light Up Rothenberg event in the most beautiful place in the city - the rooftop garden. Close to 100 people were in attendance, viewing the impressive city of Cincinnati skyline while enjoying music, food from local restaurants and custom garden cocktails. All proceeds supported the Rothenberg Rooftop School Garden in providing enhanced education to students in an outdoor classroom.
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We want to recognize the wonderful volunteers that support Rothenberg Rooftop Garden. During Art in Bloom, the Western Hills Garden Club volunteers helped the Junior Horticulture Club, an after school program, create floral arrangements. In the above picture, from the left, are Carole Jones, Dottie Lutz, Julie Royer and Kathy Weber.
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Thank You to Our Volunteers!
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Ms. Alena Smith joined Bryna Bass, Julie Singer and Rothenberg Garden board members to celebrate the volunteers who support the garden.
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In October 2019, the Cincinnati Observatory visited the Rothenberg Rooftop Garden with telescopes for visitors to view the night sky.
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Rothenberg Rooftop Garden Programs
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The Rothenberg Rooftop Garden provides unique learning opportunities for the students of Rothenberg Preparatory Academy through hands-on garden-based lessons that are integrated with math, science and language arts. There are four student-focused programs: Integrated Garden Curriculum (reaching over 350 students every year), Rainbow Readers (after-school program focused on increasing literacy), Jr. Horticulture Club (after-school program that capitalizes on students' interest in science and gardening) and the Summer Garden Internship (paid internships providing valuable work skills for young people while maintaining the garden during the summer months).
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