From a Kindergarten Teacher

I have been a kindergarten teacher at Mott Haven Village School for the past seven years. We are so lucky to have Brook Park in our back yard and have enjoyed so many wonderful events there over the years. Festivals and campfires and gardening and tree climbing and welcoming a shipment of lady bugs into the garden are just a few of the exciting happenings that have enriched our student's lives in this paradise of a space. A space that is transformed by Tepees, flowers, trees, farmers' markets, mural painting, composting and so much more.

As our students are more and more alienated from nature and bombarded by media such a place as Brook Park has a very therapeutic and healing effect on them and their teacher. I am so grateful to the Friends of Brook Park staff for the magic they have created and for the work they do.

Thank you,
Monica Alexandra