Building on the success of AIS West PTO's "Go Green" campaign launched in 2018, AIS students are now working towards creating the first "teaching greenhouse" on campus. The PTO, under the leadership of Ms Heba Dandan, Grade 3 teacher, collaborated with Urban Greens, an agriculture company in Egypt, and secured a grant from the United States Forest Service (USFS) to establish the greenhouse and transfer knowledge to vocational schools in Egypt. AIS West students will act as peer tutors and transfer their planting program knowledge to vocational school students across the city. AIS West PTO aims to build a network of participating schools and serve as a knowledge hub. They prioritize sustainability by implementing automated watering systems and utilizing campus resources for planting. Eventually, the greenhouse will be relocated to the new campus in 2026 as part of a larger urban farming project.

By: Heba Dandan PTO & Teacher in Grade 3