High School

Overton High School

"Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's laws wrong, it learned to walk without having feet. Funny, it seems to by keeping it's dreams; it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared." Tupac

Bachman Academy

The goal of the Bachman Academy Horticulture/Garden program is to first teach students about sustainability and environmental stewardship. Secondly, the program increases the student's access to fresh produce and knowledge of native plants. Planning what to grow, seed propagation, soil testing, harvesting and more serve as a format to reinforce the traditional subjects of biology, physical science, chemistry and math. Lastly, students get the opportunity to enjoy the intrinsic benefits of gardening.

Thomas Stone High School

Two courtyard gardens and a fruit tree orchard are currently used and maintained within Thomas Stone High School campus. The Senior Courtyard supports five raised garden beds that grow a variety of flowers, vegetables, herbs, and medicinal plants. It contains two themed garden beds: a Korean vegetable garden, and Three Sisters vegetable garden. The courtyard is handicapped accessible, and is used for experimentation and demonstration.

Seneca High

Our goals last year were to build and maintain a garden that would provide opportunities for my students to be active participants in a hands-on, across-the-curriculum project which embraced science, health, nutrition, home economics, agriculture and independent living skills to name a few. Also, included in our goals was the plan to use the garden as an avenue for demonstrating good citizenship and service to others by providing food for local soup kitchens.

LifeWorks NW Adolescent Day Treatment Program

The Adolescent Day Treatment Program advocates for and serves adolescents and their families throughout the Portland metro area and rural areas as well. Each day we provide schooling and mental health treatment for 25-32 children and their families in Tigard, Oregon. Our garden goals include curriculum integration, horticultural therapy, nutrition focused lunch program, and community outreach to teach nutrition and sustainability. Our garden and lunch groups are supported by a hands-on learning process focusing on food and our relationship to it.

Blair Middle and High School

The goals of our garden are multi-faceted. First, we have a Culinary Arts and Hospitality Pathway Academy for High Schoolth grade students at Blair School. Our parent volunteer will be working with the lead teacher in the academy to plan, plant and harvest edibles the students can then use in their recipes for the weekly meals served on campus through their organization, "Longboat Cafe." Our campus has a school-wide "Wellness Council" being spearheaded by our Physical Education Department Chair.

Broward Children's Center North

This grant will make it possible for us to create a Horticultural Therapy program and Sensory Garden for our K-12 program which will enhance learning, and improve cognitive and social development for our children with disabilities. This project will be incorporated into our lesson plans and the children will learn about flowers, vegetables and herbs, how they grow, and will experience sensory integration.

Urban Ventures

We have been gifted with a greenhouse. It will be moved from its' existing site to our campus, and put to use growing fresh produce and herbs for use in our kitchen, with students and families to learn more about nutritious eating as well as for our Learning Lab students to learn the science of plant life and growth. This grant will provide seed, pots, and tools for 95 students to be hands-on in the greenhouse, year-round.

William Blount High School

The goal of our garden is to teach students how to raise fresh vegetables for the purpose of selling to local farmers' markets as well as for personal consumption. Students are taught what to plant and when to plant during various seasons.

This grant will help us to maintain our gardens so that they can continue to be a learning tool for our students.

Prosser Career Academy

Prosser students have been inspired by the growing trend in urban agriculture and entrepreneurship that they see in the city and learn about in their science classes. They have proposed a three year project to transform an un-

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