Lower Elementary

El Sereno Elementary School

The goal of the new edible garden is to give students exposure to healthier food, the process of growing their own fruits and vegetables, being in their natural environment and help them build a greater sense of community within their schoolyard. Set in the east side of Los Angeles, this school garden will help students and the community connect with the neighborhood

Alvah A. Scott Elementary

To teach the children about gardening basics and working in the garden is fun:

Village Gate Academy

This grant will expand our school garden program and allow all students to participate in getting grubby, growing their own food, and sharing it with our school community. It will also:
-- make existing beds herbivore proof
-- build two new beds
-- purchase a tower unit to grow plants hydroponically
-- create a passion fruit vine along the back fence
-- develop our garden area into an inviting outdoor classroom
-- grow enough produce for school snack and community give-away

Allis Elementary

Planting Seeds for Fresh Learning: Adopt-a-Planter

Buxton Center Elementary School

The mission of the Buxton Center Elementary School garden program is to expand the walls of the classroom and actively engage students in a community gardening project that promotes healthy living, environmental stewardship, and community involvement.

Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School

Every student in this urban, Pre-K - 8 school will discover that healthy, delicious food comes from the earth, not from the cans & boxes found on supermarket shelves. Our FoodCorps member will guide students through hands-on experiences in growing and caring for plants, introducing the principles of ecology, sustainability, stewardship and healthy nutrition. Mentoring chefs will demonstrate new and interesting ways to prepare a wide variety of foods to students who will be exposed to the names & flavors of delicious new vegetables, fruits & herbs.

The City School Waldorf Initiative

The garden grant will bring a deeper understanding of community and how many hands make light work. The process of creating a space for hands on learning and growing crop from seed to the bloom is invaluable in a child's foundation and gives a community a place to thrive. The children will experience an arc of hard work, dedication, failure, loss, and success ; an array of lifetime lessons. This garden will be a tangible dream for everyone involved.

Hermosa Montessori School

The goal of the school garden project is to fully incorporate the school gardens into the lessons for all grade level communities at the school. The Montessori teaching philosophy encourages integration of the student with the natural world, and use of the raised bed gardens encourage and enhance this learning process.

Manchester Elementary School

The goal and the purpose of this garden program is to provide a sustainable source of fresh produce to the student body, staff, and community. In addition to consumption purposes, the garden will be used for the students to gain hands-on gardening experiences, develop nutritional knowledge, and increase produce intake that will pave the way for them to make healthier lifestyle choices.

Colonial Hills Elementary

Colonial Hills needs an outdoor classroom. Collaboration with the community will help our students learn about gardening. Gardening offers hands-on learning experimental learning opportunities in many discipline areas including science, math, language arts, visual arts and nutrition. A garden will also focus on

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