Kindergarten

North Valley Academy Charter

North Valley Academy (NVA) Charter School has a focus on health and wellness. The goals for NVA that are connected to the school gardens are to revitalize the campus gardens, use them as outdoor classrooms, sell harvested produce and flowers, and establish ourselves in the community as leaders in health and wellness. The gardens encourage and support the mission and vision of the school. Kindergarten through eight grade teachers will use the gardens to teach about plant life and the plant cycle based on the NextGen Science and New Mexico Science Standards.

Ronald E. McNair Elementary

We would like to build on the application of the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) in the garden. This grant would give our students hands-on experiences to reinforce learning in the classroom. We would use this grant as an after-school opportunity for enrichment and instruction. There would be a garden club for grades 3-5 which would meet twice a week. There would also be a garden club for parents and PreK-2nd grade students which would meet once a week.

Talahi Community School

As part of new STEM curriculum for our school we see as our garden goal on the following:
To create a school garden that will become learning laboratory for students as they pursue a number of plant projects. This is especially true in the second and fourth grades where students have major units on growing a number of different plants
This garden project is a further extension of the reading garden that Talahi is undertaking this year. Through a grant from Lowe

Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School

Project D.I.G. is the centerpiece of the effort at Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School (CSS) to reduce the rate of childhood obesity and make students more aware of the value of good nutrition. By tending raised-bed gardens and a row garden, students learn that food doesn't grow in the grocery store and become acquainted with nutritious produce they do not often see on their plate. The experience of planting and growing, as well as tasting the fruits of their labor, make "health" and "nutrition" more than words for them.

J E Moss Elementary School

Initially, our garden will be the focus for Project Based Learning for our school of nearly 1000 students. Students will answer driving questions designed to solve problems in our school, community and country. The research to answer these questions will be cross-curricular and student driven. Students will also have voice and choice in the selection of the problems and the presentation of the research. The research and solutions will be presented to a community based audience at the conclusion of the project.

Food Literacy Center

Founded in 2011 as a 501c3 nonprofit, our mission is to inspire kids to eat their vegetables. We teach low-income elementary children cooking and nutrition to improve our health, environment and economy. We have developed a 14-week curriculum. We use positive discipline in our instruction, and we keep our lessons fun, approachable, and hands-on. We use Broccoli Boundaries & Radish Routines to help students build lifelong habits and to become Food Adventurers. We started our nonprofit serving one school, and are now serving 800 elementary students in 8 schools weekly.

Roxbury Central School Garden

The RCS garden club, harvested its first crops in 2003 and garden activities have been integrated into core curriculum, into the after school program, the summer youth program, and the community at large, who often donate tools, perennials and seeds. Students are involved in every aspect of the garden; designing a planting schedule, selection and maintenance of the crops, monitoring soil and compost health, and harvesting the boutny for the cafeteria. The goals of the garden are to enhance student ecological and agricultural literacy and environmental awareness.

Coeur d'Alene Elementary

Our garden classroom consists of 15 "mini" raised beds chalked full of veggies and native varietals. Participating students receive hands-on gardening instruction on a bimonthly basis from Master Gardener trainee, Becky Wolfe.

Horace Mann Outdoor Arts and Ecology Classroom

Public K-5 elementary school. Urban school on campus of Salem State University. 300 students.

Vegetables: 3 raised beds.

Habitat garden: 50 x 120 ft on hillside.

Students visit gardens as part of instruction. After-school Cultivator Club (4th and 5th graders) does most work.

School cafeteria participates in farm-to-school program as part of district-wide program.
 

Zoonie Organics

Zoonie Organics is a garden learning environment where children experience hands-on learning linked to classroom curriculum and nutrition education.  Our year-round edible garden is managed by volunteers and child gardeners, supported by our PTA and grant funds.  The garden was established in the 90s, but fell into disrepair until restored by a volunteer coordinator, student gardeners and our PTA in 2013.  

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