History of the Peace Garden
January 2011
Head of School, Amira Al-Sarraf, forms the Garden Committee
December 18, 2011
Demolition & Installation of the Nature Playground begins at the Lower School campus
January 20, 2012
Ribbon-cutting and Opening of the Nature Playground
January, 2012
Garden Committee grows to 8 members including alumni, parents, alumni parents, and grandparents
February, 2012
Nature Playground receives designation as a Certified Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation
April 26, 2012
Nickelodeon chooses New Horizon Pasadena out of 800 schools for its Big Help program; the cast from Nickelodeon’s School of Rock works with New Horizon middle schoolers to plant trees and build a shed; Amira Al-Sarraf, Head of School, receives check for $20K from Nickelodeon and gets slimed.
May, 2012
Hired La Loma Development Company as landscape architect to create garden plan
