1. Partnering for Sustainability: Hydroponics at Lamplighter and the Dallas Arboretum 
Gretchen Pollom, Lamplighter Science Support Coordinator, Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Dustin Miller, Director of Children’s Education, Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden

2. Dallas Arboretum Education by the numbers (2015 data):
122,000 students served
32,900 miles driven to outreach programs
1250+ schools impacted
23 staff members
50% of programs provided free or at reduced rate
150+ different programs
30+ partner organizations

3. About The Lamplighter School
Enrollment of approximately 450 students
Pre-Kindergarten through fourth grade
Twelve-acre attractive campus
Fine arts complex with rooms for music, drama, and art
Media center housing an exceptional collection of over 33,000 volumes
Premier early childhood health and fitness facility
Environmental science facilities, featuring a greenhouse and barn with farm animals
Extensive play areas designed for children's safety and imagination

4. Why Living Towers? Locally grown Known source Water conservation
Low energy usage
Smallest environmental footprint
Hydroponic and aeroponic system
Family and school growing
Community gardening
Low cost
Less space
Less time to grow
Can grow in colder climates

5. Project Timeline
2012- present: Hydroponics at The Lamplighter School

6. Project Timeline September 2015: Partnership commences and
Living Towers installed at both sites

7. October-December 2015: Data collection and Harvesting
Project Timeline
October-December 2015: Data collection and Harvesting

8. LL and DABS planting dates: A second growing season is underway!
Project Timeline
LL and DABS planting dates: A second growing season is underway!

9. Teachable Moments Engineering Towers Living vs. Nonliving
Plant Life Cycle
Necessary Requirements to Support Plant Life
Experimental Design
Water Conservation
Health TEKS

10. Student Outcomes Lamplighter research Setup of Units at Lamplighter
Lamplighter Language Arts Video Project
Setup and field trip to the Arboretum
Opportunities for Public Programs
Trials for future Arboretum gardens

11. Student Outcomes Lamplighter research Setup of Units at Lamplighter
Lamplighter Language Arts Video Project
Setup and field trip to the Arboretum
Opportunities for Public Programs
Trials for future Arboretum gardens

12. Student Outcomes Lamplighter research Setup of Units at Lamplighter
Lamplighter Language Arts Video Project
Setup and field trip to the Arboretum
Opportunities for Public Programs
Trials for future Arboretum gardens

13. Student Outcomes Lamplighter research Setup of Units at Lamplighter
Lamplighter Language Arts Video Project
Setup and field trip to the Arboretum
Opportunities for Public Programs
Trials for future Arboretum gardens

14. Student Outcomes Lamplighter research Setup of Units at Lamplighter
Lamplighter Language Arts Video Project
Setup and field trip to the Arboretum
Opportunities for Public Programs
Trials for future Arboretum gardens

15. Student Outcomes Lamplighter research Setup of Units at Lamplighter
Lamplighter Language Arts Video Project
Setup and field trip to the Arboretum
Opportunities for Public Programs
Trials for future Arboretum gardens

16. Contacts Gretchen Pollom Lamplighter Science Support Coordinator
Dustin Miller Director of Children’s Education
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden