What if every student could experience the sheer joy of discovering their first earthworm? Living Classroom brings the magic of hands-on science out of the textbook and into the garden. Currently serving 8,000 students in 20 schools across the South Bay and Mid-Peninsula, we turn simple garden beds into living laboratories where students make unforgettable discoveries about science, math, and the natural world.

The demand for our model is greater than ever. This year, we have launched new district-wide program in the Sunnyvale School District, starting with 5 of their schools.

Your donation is critical to this growth. Help us launch new gardens and train the instructors needed to meet this demand. Every gift made by January 10th, 2027 will be matched 100%, giving us the opportunity to double our capacity and our impact.

Invest in Living Classroom: Choose Your Impact

Your gift directly supports hands-on science education, nurturing curiosity and inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards. Select a giving level below to see the powerful impact you will make.

$2,500 | Transformative Garden Partner
This gift delivers a full school year of hands-on lessons for EIGHT classrooms! This covers all materials, seeds, produce, and a perfectly maintained garden—making you a foundational partner for hundreds of students.
$1,500 | Adopt a Classroom for a Year
This supports an entire classroom's lessons for one whole school year. This investment ensures students in high-need communities get that magical, dirt-under-the-fingernails learning experience.
$500 | Cultivate a Thriving Garden Bed
This donation creates a thriving garden bed that supports one classroom for an entire year. This includes all the seeds, plants, and maintenance needed for a successful year of growing and healthy eating. It's an entire ecosystem of learning.
$325 | Provide a Lesson
This donation covers the expenses to provide one of our curriculum-aligned lessons to a full class of students. This includes materials, visuals, and instruction.
$100 | Label the Classroom of Nature
This gift provides new interpretive signs for our native gardens. These signs highlight local plant species, attract pollinators, and transform school campuses into beautiful, living natural classrooms.
$50 | Plant the Seed for Healthy Eating
This replenishes the delicious fruits and veggies for our Rainbow Snacks lessons in one school. This lesson introduces young students to healthy eating—often for the very first time—planting the seed for a lifelong healthy habit.

You can also support our program in other ways!

We can accept stock donations through our Vanguard Brokerage account. Please contact oi-yanc@living-classroom.org for more information.

Consider volunteering with us or gifting us an item from our wishlist!

Planting Seeds for the Future 2026

Double your impact! Donate by January 10, 2027 and your donation will be matched!