South Orange Maplewood NJ

By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
Where some might have seen an overgrown jungle in the center of South Orange Middle School, one woman saw potential for something great. Karen Hoare, the mother of an eighth-grader at the school, has spearheaded an effort to transform a courtyard at the school into a liv­ing classroom.

The concept behind the project is dubbed “Back to Future,” histo­ry, education and go green. It will look to create a new learning envi­ronment for kids, honor alumni who have come before them and do it an environmentally friendly way. Dead trees will be removed, new benches installed and the land­scaping replaced.

read more at http://www.somsnow.org/