What is BUGS?

BUGS (Baltimore Urban Gardening with Students) is an outdoor environmental education program that focuses on the urban environment. Students at The Crossroads School learn about gardening, urban ecology, the watershed, environmental and social justice issues, sustainability, and cooking and nutrition through STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) style learning. BUGS complements the school day and gives students the opportunity to develop and apply new knowledge and skills to real-world situations relating to the environment around them through hands-on activities and project-based learning.

BUGS Mission

The mission of the BUGS Program is to provide purposeful, nature-based education to youth in their local environment, encouraging them to understand, respect, connect to, and enjoy the natural world around them.

BUGS Vision

The BUGS Program will be a model of exceptional educational enrichment during and after school time, promoting environmental education, connected to our community school, Crossroads. BUGS will create a more diverse population of environmental leaders and stewards that care about the world around them.