Mission & Impact

The CitySprouts mission is to cultivate curiosity and wonder in students through hands-on science learning in their own schoolyard gardens.

Read more about CitySprouts’ impact in our 2023 Annual Report.

For more than twenty years, CitySprouts has partnered closely with public elementary schools in Cambridge and Boston to provide opportunities for children to learn by exploring the natural world as part of their school journey. CitySprouts is committed to greater equity in science education and children’s access to nature no matter where they live. 

CitySprouts Garden Educators currently teach in 24 public schools where they also maintain thriving school garden classrooms; 12 in Cambridge and 12 in Boston. We engage students from Pre-K to 8th grade in our in-school Early Start in Science programs and our after school and summer Green Team Program.

CitySprouts was selected as a Social Innovator in 2008 by the Social Innovation Forum in Boston. In 2019, CitySprouts program was recognized by Boston Public Schools (BPS) as an exemplary STEM literacy program that makes science more accessible to students. CitySprouts is a charter member of the BPS Opportunity Portfolio, a key strategy for the district to identify and increase equitable access to quality learning opportunities.