Enhancing Education With Tree Ceilings

We’re excited to share that Nature In The Classroom is approaching a major milestone—soon we will have served 10,000 students through our immersive, restorative ceiling murals.

Thanks to your generous support, we are now present in 19 school districts across 8 states, currently reaching over 9,500 students. Recent installations in Marysville, CA and Corning, CA have expanded our growing impact, and the results continue to speak for themselves.

A first-grade teacher in Paducah, Kentucky, recently shared this powerful reflection:

“Students have learned that when they feel overwhelmed, distracted, or in need of a quiet moment, they don’t have to leave their seats—they can simply look up. The calming canopy can be seen from every inch of our classroom and has been so helpful for students as well as myself. This small action of simply taking a moment for ourselves has helped many become more self-aware and grounded. Paired with our social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies, the ceiling offers a gentle pause for reflection, helping students identify, understand, and regulate their emotions independently.”

We’re also proud to report that a school in Indiana serving incarcerated teenagers has seen a significant drop in behavioral incidents following the installation of Nature In The Classroom. This is a powerful testament to how restorative environments can support even the most vulnerable students.

As we near our 10,000-student milestone, we remain deeply grateful for your continued belief in our mission. Your support is helping create classroom environments where all students—regardless of their background—can feel calmer, more focused, and emotionally supported.

Thank you for growing with us.

With gratitude,
The Nature In The Classroom Team

Thjis year began on the heels of CBS News and CNN declaring that their stories on Nature In The Classroom were their most positvive stories of 2024.  With tree ceiings being installed in Indiana, Kentucky and Washington.  The feedback continues to reflect the science on which our project is based.  The science of Attention Restoration Theory, developed at the University of Michigan shows, when we view images of trees, it calms us and helps us focus.  Tree ceilings are now installed in California, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah and Washington.  Serving 17 school districts and 8,000 students.

Of parrticular importance were the ceilings installed in a juvenile correction facility in Indiana.  The school for children that are incarcerated has no windows.  I received an email from the director of the school, six weeks after the ceilings were installed, saying he has seen a significant drop in behavioral issues.  The judge who overseas the school wrote an incredible article.  See the link below.  Knowing how the ceilings are helping teachers and students is what fuels me.

As we approach mid year we are comig up on a significant milestone.  We will be installing ceilings in the Marysville School District in Central Califonia nexrt week.  It is bringing us closer to serving 10,000 children.  Your early support is what paved the way towards this milestone.  For that I remain eternally grateful, thank you for helping this come to life to support of teachers and students.

Links:

• Judge Trevino shares how the ceilings are impacting her school.