Friday Night Pizza in the Gardens
A new rhythm of food, firelight, and community
We’re dreaming up something special for our campus, a weekly Friday evening tradition where families, residents, neighbors, and friends gather to share good food, warmth, and simple joy.
Imagine this:
Children shaping their own flatbread pizzas.
A brick oven glowing in the back garden.
Parents gathered around firepits under bistro lights.
Residents stopping by for a drink, warm meal, and conversation.
New families discovering the beauty of our campus.
The sound of children playing freely on the playground as adults unwind in community.
It’s not just about pizza. It’s about creating a space where our school, our residences, and our surrounding neighborhood can meet, connect, and belong.
Our Goal: A Community Brick Pizza Oven
To bring this vision to life, we hope to install a brick pizza oven in the garden using the Enzo 90 DIY Kit by Forno Piombo, a durable, high-capacity oven that can cook multiple pizzas at once in 2 minutes! This allows us to serve everyone: children, caregivers, residents, volunteers, grandparents, and visiting neighbors. Thanks to the generosity of our community during the Lantern Walk, we have already raised $610 toward our goal of $3,400.
Why This Matters
Friday Night Pizza In The Garden is more than an event, it is an expression of who we are becoming: a community built on connection, belonging, and shared rhythm.
A place where:
Families gather after a long week
Parents meet other parents beyond the rush of drop-off
Residents feel welcomed and engaged
Neighbors discover a warm, open invitation
Children help make food they then share
Joy becomes something we practice together
This is radical hospitality in action, food, firelight, and friendship offered freely.
An Invitation to Our Wider Community
When the pizza oven is built, Friday nights will be open to everyone: parents, grandparents, caregivers, residents, alumni, neighbors, and friends. It will be a standing invitation to join us, to share a slice, pull up a chair, meet someone new, and feel at home on our campus.
Help Us Bring This Vision to Life
Every contribution helps us get closer to building a tradition that will warm our gardens and strengthen our community for years to come.
Support the Pizza Oven Project
Making a tax-deductible gift on our Network for Good page helps us bring this vision to life.
Together, let’s build a Friday night rhythm that nourishes the spirit as much as the meal, a place where connection rises like warm bread in a shared oven.
