High School

Abraham Lincoln

The Garden of Youth (GOY) is an internship program that connects students, especially those in special needs classrooms, with the food and land that sustains them through environmental stewardship, cultivation of plants, and integration of healthy choices into their everyday lives.

Chana High School

As a continuation high school serving 128 high-risk students, 102 of which are on the free/reduced lunch program, the main vision for our garden is to build character, relationships, and nutritional awareness with the students and surrounding community. In an effort to grow this vision, students wish to add 20 new raised beds to the existing 5,000 square foot garden. Each year, students in the Positive Behavior Support Program will be given a raised bed as a tool to develop positive behaviors and life skills.

Toltecalli High School

Toltecalli High School (THS) was founded to address issues of low academic achievement, graduation rates, and job opportunities for low-income Latino youth in south Tucson. As an integral part of a curriculum based in Latino culture, environmental sustainability, and community service, the garden shows students how their actions can make a difference and to take pride in themselves, their choices, and their community.

San Miguel High School

The main goal of the garden is to serve San Miguel High School and the local community. By nurturing plant life, the garden will also nurture friendships and promote kindness amongst students and community members. A grant from Whole Foods will allow San Miguel to address the needs of those living in the community with better access to fresh and healthy food by sharing what is grown in the garden with community members.

Nightingale Montessori

Nightingale Montessori has an established cooking program with student participation that is part of our National Lunch and Breakfast Program. We have found that when children participate in the preparation of healthy food, they eat healthy food. We would like to expand this experience and include vegetables from a school garden into the cooking program. We have initiated plans to grow food to be utilized in this cooking program. We plan to expand to grow tomatoes and green beans with students.

Columbus Alternative High School

Our goal is to create a long-term, sustainable garden for CAHS to use for educational enrichment, the development of healthy eating habits and community connections, and as a catalyst for environmental awareness. As the school is located in an urban area, students have no green space for classroom activities, such as lab experiments, on the school property. Vegetables, herbs and fruit raised in the garden can be taken home to eat by CAHS students and members of the neighborhood who lack access to fresh produce.

Milford High School

The Greenhouse Initiative at Milford High School will entail the construction of a school garden using non-functional space at Milford High School and will: provide Milford High School students with the opportunity to engage in hands-on learning as architects, engineers, horticulturists, and greenhouse managers; Expand teaching and learning opportunities for staff and students by allowing for the expansion of high school course offerings, helping students to identify potential career opportunities or vocational pathways; Better link the Milford Public Schools with local agriculture schools

Prospect Mountain High School

The goal of the Prospect Mountain High School (PMHS) garden is to provide learning opportunities for students that enhance and expand the current curriculum, develop healthy living and sustainability practices, and provide opportunities for student leadership and community service.
If awarded this grant we would be able to implement our first year plan, which includes the installation of our on campus garden including five cedar raised beds to grow herbs and vegetables.

Fort Collins High School

Our goal is to increase the vocational skills and broaden abilities for our students with disabilities. Our school has center based programs for students with severe autism, and severe emotional disabilities. Additionally, we provide academic programming for students with a variety of disabilities to include learning disabilities, communication disorders, and physical disabilities, and a diverse population and severity within those contexts.

Carter Developmental Center

Our school is for children with severe, intensive disabilities and complex health needs. We have existing garden space, approximately 32sqft of raised planters where we grow vegetables with our students (who are involved in the planting, weeding, watering and harvest of said produce), and 100 sq ft of ground-level perennial herb gardens. Our Garden was designed to create spaces that would provide opportunity for the practice of student learning objectives, which are already occurring within the school building. It is also place of peace and beauty.

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