Author: Catalyst SGV
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We spared no time to get started on the 4th/5th grade edible garden at #Ynez Elementary on the first week of school. Some of the herbs and veggies will help with the cooking enrichment classes that restart next month. Students were excited to plant and water!”
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Privileged to support the staff and teachers by welcoming them back with lunch before the kids return to campus at our adopted schools, Marguerita Elementary and Ynez Elementary. We look forward to our ongoing partnership these schools this year!
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We are grateful for the generous Panda Charitable Family Foundation grant that will support and continue the local school garden projects we have throughout the west San Gabriel Valley. Here’s to more students benefiting from these outdoor classrooms about local ecology and how to grow and enjoy their own food!
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A successful native milkweed giveaway to support declining Monarch butterfly populations at the Monterey Park Farmers Market. We gave over 300+ plants to 84 people in only an hour and a half! Thanks for the support and partnership with the Parks and Rec. Dept. of the City of Monterey Park, and the San Gabriel Valley…
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Catalyst SGV is giving out native milkweed grown from seed to support declining Monarch butterfly populations at the Monterey Park Farmers Market on Thursday, August 26, 2026 from 4:30pm until supplies last. This is a project we have also had student engagement with among our school partners for the last two seasons – they are…
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This cohort from Ynez Elementary were shocked to find out it only takes three ingredients to make ice cream. They had so much fun they wanted to make it with other friends and posted on their social media stories! These middle school cooking classes and other skill building enrichment classes are part of Catalyst SGV’s…
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This spring we used grown tomatoes and basil in the garden to make a bruschetta with the 4th & 5th grade Gardening classes at Ynez Elementary – they kept coming back for seconds and thirds!
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This summer our garden team taught at Spark Academy Corp’s summer camp, engaging Kinder-8th grade students in growing veggies and flowers in an alleyway garden. Kids are enthusiastic to see how the plants and seeds they grow will turn out!
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My name is Peir Huynh, and I am a Kindergarten teacher at Ynez Elementary School. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for awarding me the teacher mini-grant this school year. I have attached photos to show how meaningfully it was used in my classroom. Your generous support has had a truly positive impact on…
