La Cumbre Junior High unveils new outdoor classroom and edible garden

By Ryan Fish

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Ramsey Cronk helped organize the landscaping. He’s been building outdoor classrooms at Santa Barbara schools for more than a decade, something he says is especially important now.

“It’s a big need today,” Cronk said. “We’re in a situation where everybody’s disconnected. And this is a way to re-ground [the students] and bring them back to something that’s real.”

Both Ramsey and District Superintendent Cary Matsuoka agree that every school in the area should have an outdoor classroom.

“Outdoor classrooms are just such a joy to watch because I think kids are more at home, honestly, outdoors,” Matsuoka said. “We have land, and so to take advantage of this, this isn’t a lot of square footage. But it turns it into a beautiful space and a productive space. So I wish that every campus in our district had an edible garden.”