EDUCATION PROGRAM IMPACT

Thanks to the vital support of our members, donors, and visitors, Sherman Library & Gardens has accomplished the following:

• Taught more than 700 students from 21 schools participating in science-based garden field trips that enhanced their classroom STEM curriculum.

• Hosted 220 classes and lectures about history, horticulture, and arts reaching more than 4,000 diverse participants

• Provided Docent-led tours for community groups, introducing more than 2,300 people to the garden and library.

• Employed two young people in their first jobs in public gardens through the High School Internship program

• Enabled many thousands of visitors to participate in Plant Society Exhibits, demonstrating special areas of interest including begonias, carnivorous plants, ikebana flower arranging, and bonsai technique among many others.

Education is at the heart of Sherman Library & Gardens' mission. Programs are carefully curated to provide opportunities to learn about Sherman's three pillars: history, horticulture, and the arts.

"With my newly acquired knowledge about public gardens, I hope to educate others through a future occupation like landscape architecture or urban planning."

High School Intern, 2022

9,018 people participated in 387 education events