The Grounds Beautification committee is dedicated to supporting sustainability efforts on campus and encouraging students to become lifelong environmental stewards. This group works on campus and grounds improvement projects that support teachers, staff and students. We also facilitate annual campus clean-up days to help keep our campus beautiful.
We need volunteers! Whether you like to get your hands dirty, help fundraise or coordinate projects – there are various ways to get involved. Please email grounds@davisdolphins.org to help.
The Meadow Capital Campaign
Together We Swim, Together We Bloom
Davis Elementary School was selected by local landscape company Native Son Gardens as the recipient of its Plant Community Pilot Project, a newly established nonprofit whose mission is to increase equitable access to nature by transforming unused spaces within Austin ISD into safe areas of play for kids to learn and explore. Valued at over $270,000, this revitalization project has reimagined the school’s front yard into a space that is welcoming to visitors and serves as a unique educational setting for students and staff.
Through this partnership, Native Son Gardens pledged to invest $6 for every $1 raised, turning an ambitious idea into an attainable goal. We launched The Meadow Capital Campaign early this school year, and thanks to the overwhelming support of our Davis community, we met our fundraising target of $45,000 to fully fund the project.
The landscape design will create a usable environment with six complementary areas that promote exploration and education through nature.
- The Prairie will spark kids’ imaginations with lush and rolling grasses that evoke the original landscape of Texas.
- The Orchard will grow fruit for our students to harvest with 22 peach, fig, apple, and loquat trees.
- The Butterfly Garden will flower with perennials providing a food source for butterflies, birds, and bees.
- The Farm will house a veggie bed for each grade level and a chicken coop for outdoor agriculture lessons.
- The Woodland will create opportunities for bird watching with the canopies of more than 50 native trees.
- The Rain Garden will absorb rainfall with the deep roots of its 130 native shrubs and perennials.
This sustainable ecosystem of local flora and fauna is designed to be low maintenance and drought resistant as well as alleviate drainage issues and prevent current classroom flooding. These thoughtfully planned features will conserve school resources and allow future students to benefit from this outdoor learning environment for years to come.
CAN I STILL SUPPORT THIS PROJECT?
Yes! We are still accepting sponsorships for The Meadow Capital Campaign at one of the four available levels below. Please reach out to grounds@davisdolphins.org with your interest.
