Alice Hubbard

Most students in the neighborhood surrounding the Rawlings Conservatory have never visited even though admission is free to Baltimore City residents. Alice conceived of a plan to introduce students in the neighborhood to the Conservatory.

The Conservatory is located in the neighborhood that was torn apart by rioting in April 2015 after the death of Freddie Gray who incurred fatal neck injuries during his arrest. In July of the same year, Alice went to work on Little Leaves. With the help of professional staff at the Conservatory and her daughter, a curriculum was developed to complement the science program for Baltimore City Schools' second graders. Alice procured funding for buses to bring students to the Conservatory and enlisted volunteers from local garden clubs. This program is currently on hiatus but will resume when pandemic restrictions are lifted and schools are back in session.