STUDENT-PRODUCED BOTANICAL BOOK ON SALE AT
FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN

Students in William Jennings Bryan Elementary School’s Botanical Artist Club have produced a book that documents the more than 300 native and non-native plants that were donated and planted at the school by the horticulture staff of Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden. 

The book, “The ‘Greening’ of W.J. Bryan Museums Magnet Elementary School,” was created by the students, who range in age from 6-11, and consists of 20 pigmented ink drawings on archival paper.  Each print includes the plant’s scientific and common names.
The book is on sale at Fairchild’s gift shop for $18. The botanical garden is located at 10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156.

Funding for supplies to produce the book was made possible through a grant from the Magnet Educational Choice Association, Inc. Proceeds from the book will go to Bryan Elementary for future student projects.

The museums magnet forges strong partnerships with local area museums and cultural institutions in Miami-Dade County.  Museum educators work side by side with classroom teachers, interfacing the standards-driven curriculum with the objects and artifacts in their respective museums as well as visiting historic buildings and sites throughout the county. This integrated curriculum, focusing primarily on object- and project-based learning, emphasizes problem solving, communication, exploration, invention, and inquiry through ongoing visits to their museum and cultural partners. 

Bryan Elementary’s museum partners are Coral Gables Museum, Dade Heritage Trust, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Haitian Heritage Museum, Historical Museum of Southern Florida, and the Museum of Contemporary Art.

For more information, contact the Shop at Fairchild at 305-667-1651 x 3305 or W. J. Bryan Elementary’s Magnet Lead Teacher at 305-891-0602.

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