Learning Gate Community School Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Shanna Hunt
Publication Date
5-20-2026
Date
3-11-2025
Abstract
Jenni Healy discusses the development of Learning Gate Community School from her roles as educator and parent. She highlights its experiential, environment-based learning and community focus. The curriculum features outdoor, interdisciplinary, student-centered activities to boost ecological awareness and engagement. Healy notes evolving teaching methods like team teaching, garden-based learning, and scientific inquiry, emphasizing parent involvement and community ties. The interview also shows how immersive environmental education benefits students with skill-building, stewardship, and lifelong nature connections.
Keywords
Charter schools, Environmental education, School gardens, Experiential learning, Community and school
Extent
00:36:24; 15 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Lutz (Fla.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2026
Type
Oral History
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital only
Identifier
lgcs_ohp_1018
Recommended Citation
Healy, Jenni, "Jenni Healy Oral History Interview" (2026). Learning Gate Community School Oral History Project. 17.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/lgcs_ohp/17
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