Brooklyn Urban Garden
BUGS — Brooklyn, NY
A green, hands-on innovative middle school where students become sustainability change-makers through real-world problem solving.
Grades 6–8. A community committed to building a greener, healthier, more sustainable world.
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About Our School
Sustainability change-makers.
BUGS welcomes students to a middle school built around sustainability — environmental, social, and economic — for those who want to be part of building a greener, healthier world.
Through hands-on learning and real-world problem solving, BUGS students develop critical thinking and communication skills in a family-like, culturally affirming community grounded in whole-child and restorative practices.
Grades
Sustainability
Restorative
Community
What We Offer
Our Programs
Hands-on, real-world, and green — the BUGS way.
Sustainability-Driven Learning
Environmental, social, and economic sustainability anchor a curriculum of real-world problem solving.
Learn MoreHands-On & Project-Based
Students build critical thinking, analytic, and communication skills as creative, compassionate doers.
Learn MoreA Family-Like Culture
A safe, diverse community using restorative practices where students and teachers are treated with dignity.
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Upcoming Events
School events, PTA meetings, and important dates — all in one place.
A live events calendar, right here.
Your Google Calendar syncs straight into the site — tours, PTA meetings, and key dates update automatically, no re-typing. We wire this up when you come aboard.
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children's future.
Your donation funds arts programs, teaching assistants, and school trips. Every dollar makes a difference for our students.