Spring at Marylhurst: Rooted in Wonder, Growing Together

Spring is in full swing at The Marylhurst School, bringing with it a season of hands-on learning, community connection, and growth—both in and out of the classroom. As our campus blooms, so do the opportunities for students to explore, create, and care for the world around them.

Our garden spaces thrive, thanks to students and faculty who treat them as living classrooms. In Melissa’s “Extreme Garden Makeover” enrichment class, students have been working to design and improve the garden after school. They’ve weeded, mapped out new plans, painted fences, and invited others to join in watering, tending, and harvesting.

This work tied directly into our Earth Day celebration, where students participated in clean-up projects, sustainability discussions, and hands-on planting. Buddy classes teamed up to plant native species around the campus—supporting pollinators, restoring habitat, and learning what it means to be stewards of the land.

Native planting isn’t just a seasonal project at Marylhurst—it’s part of our long-term commitment to environmental education. Students explored the role of native plants like Pacific waterleaf and wild strawberry in maintaining healthy ecosystems, gaining insight into how local choices support global sustainability.

Meanwhile, our preschoolers brought their own spring energy with “grass heads”—planters with photo faces and growing green “hair.” They’ve also contributed to the garden by watering a grass caterpillar and watching its “hair” grow taller each day. It’s a playful, age-appropriate way to practice responsibility and observe growth.

At Marylhurst, learning is constantly growing—through gardens, conversations, and small hands at work in the soil. We’re grateful for the community that helps this growth thrive.