Where community, learning, and wellness grow together.
This reimagined space will serve as a safe, welcoming hub offering life-skills education, wellness programming, and onsite therapy services for individuals and families who need them most.
In rural communities, limited transportation, financial barriers, and scarce local resources often place critical support out of reach. The Secret Garden Collective is changing that by bringing essential services directly into the community—creating a place where children can grow, families can thrive, and neighbors can reconnect.
Project No. 1:
With the historic schoolhouse and surrounding buildings on the path to restoration, the next phase activates the campus grounds and launches hands-on educational programs for all ages.
Outdoor learning areas, teaching gardens, shaded gathering spaces, and accessible pathways will transform the property into a living place of learning, wellness, and connection. At the same time, year-round courses and workshops—focused on gardening, nutrition, youth enrichment, life skills, and community resilience—will bring the campus to life.
All improvements and programming will follow a safety-first, compliance-driven approach to ensure environmental responsibility, food safety, and long-term public use.
Revitalize the historic schoolhouse
Project No. 2:
Activating the Campus & Surrounding Buildings
With the historic schoolhouse restored, The Secret Garden Collective’s next phase activates the surrounding buildings and outdoor spaces to create a fully integrated community campus.
Underused structures will be adaptively reused for classrooms, therapy spaces, workshops, and program support, while gardens, outdoor learning areas, and gathering spaces expand opportunities for education, food access, and wellness.
By revitalizing the entire campus—not just one building—the project creates flexible, safe, and accessible spaces that reduce transportation barriers and support long-term rural resilience. Once complete, the campus will serve as a living community resource where families, educators, and service providers can learn, connect, and grow together.
Project No. 3:
Grounds Activation & Community Education Launch
The Secret Garden Collective is restoring a long-vacant historic schoolhouse in Oracle, Arizona and transforming it into a safe, vibrant hub for education, food access, and community wellness.
By preserving a historic public space and working in coordination with state and federal agencies, the project honors the past while creating a place where the community can gather, learn, and grow.
Big Ideas,
Real Impact.
Built for Accessibility & Inclusion
The project introduces ADA-compliant accessibility features where none previously existed, ensuring the campus is welcoming and usable for individuals with disabilities, seniors, and families navigating mobility challenges. These improvements transform a once-limited property into an inclusive community asset.
Serving Our Regional Communities
The Secret Garden Collective serves residents within a 30-minute radius, including Oracle, San Manuel, Mammoth, Catalina, SaddleBrooke, and The Ranch—communities with many fixed-income households, working families, seniors, and children with limited access to affordable services.
What Residents Gain
Programs are designed to deliver direct benefits to low- and moderate-income households through affordable education, life-skills and wellness classes, onsite therapy services delivered by partner providers, and supportive programs for children, families, and seniors.
Through community partnerships, open-access programming, and collaboration with local educators and providers, services remain centralized, accessible, and responsive to community needs.
