The young students of Longstreth Elementary in Philadelphia have already made great strides towards realizing their potential as "Eco-literate" citizens. The children have built a special garden and wildlife habitat that has worked to energize their community. They have not just built a school garden, but have created the centerpiece of their neighborhood. The children have worked to develop a variety of flower and vegetable gardens. They plant, cultivate, and even harvest the crops that are grown.

The children of Longstreth created the "Kinder Garden Seed Company" which packages seeds and distributes them to citizens of the community at their annual Earth Day celebration. Many people in the community lack the transportation to garden centers to buy annuals or vegetable plants. As a result, several citizens have begun to plant their own gardens and have benefited as a result. The seed company also provided seeds to other classes in the school for their science projects. They also host an annual plant sale, which helps to raise funds and maintain the garden. The students have set a goal to be the first elementary school in Philadelphia to be certified as a wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. The wildlife habitat project also serves as an outdoor ecology classroom to study the environment and actually observe the entire life cycles of a variety of plants and animals. The students have also used their garden compost as a waste reduction site through the use of vermiculture. In the future, the site will be utilized for service learning projects and an effort will be made to increase the biological diversity of the garden.

The National Wildlife Federation had the following statement, "The National Wildlife Federation is proud to align itself with the Kinder Garden Wildlife Habitat project from Longstreth Elementary School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Lafferty's class has created an outdoor classroom that provides a safe haven for wildlife and an opportunity for students to explore nature hands-on. In doing so, the class has created a place that the entire community can enjoy and be proud of. NWF welcomes Longstreth Elementary to its community of Schoolyard Habitats® sites!"