Lower Elementary

Norton Elementary and Middle School

The goal of this grant is to reach learners of all ages (Pre-k-7) as an innovative way to teach Science standards, create awareness for the benefits of healthy eating, encourage community service by donating vegetables to a local food bank and incorporate the local Farmer's Market as a means of learning about marketing and "real world" business skills.

Brewster Elementary School

Fortunately, Raising Rochester allows for an incredible educational tool for the students that also gives back to the community. Equally important, these two components make up our two main goals. The first goal being to allow the students to receive hands on experience from start to finish of each gardening season. The garden will help teach healthy living concepts and important life skills to the students.

Little Rock Preparatory Academy

This grant will help us purchase the gardening tools and supplies necessary to harvest all organic crops. We are committed on growing organic food and introduce students to a variety of fresh grown vegetables and herbs.

Landstown Elementary

Our garden's goal is to help students raise awareness on healthy eating, hard work, the importance of plants and animals, and our environment. We will use it in all grade levels for, community and team building skills. We will provide opportunities for hands-on learning, inquiry, observation and experimentation. We hope for students to gain an understanding and respect for nature.

PS 165 Robert E. Simon

The goal of a new garden on campus is to get students outdoors and planting seeds for hands on learning, fresh air and physical activity. We aim to get the students engaged in growing food and composting so that they can understand the health and environmental impact of their food choices. As we face many environmental challenges on a global scale, we seek to empower our students with the knowledge and skills to address these challenges with sustainable solutions and confidence.

River Oaks El

The primary goal is to fully utilize the new veggie bed area in the Habitat. 5 veggie beds are available and there is space for one or two more of the ~ 3x8 ft beds. The grant will make it possible for us to rebuild the beds, (the plastic boundaries are falling apart) add 1 or 2 new beds, obtain seed and mulch/fertilizer supplies, and have the funds to properly harvest them during our annual Earth Day event for the school's student and parent community.

Ellsworth Elementary

The Ellsworth garden is a powerful weapon in the school's fight against childhood obesity. More than 42% of Ellsworth's 437 students are overweight and 25% are considered obese.

In order to reverse these numbers, the Regional YMCA offers the SCRAM (Students Can Run And Move) health/fitness program to Ellsworth Extended Learning Program (ELP) and summer school students. Through fun exercises and hands-on nutrition lessons, the Y teaches children about healthy living.

Nathan Hale School

The garden will be used as a way to engage children in the food system process, to encourage physical activity and to implement health and wellness initiatives. Children will help in the development of the garden and what is planted there, helping them to develop organizational and team building skills. The growth of edible plants will help them to understand the process by which we receive our food. In addition to working in the garden, children will have the opportunity to taste some of the produce during lunch periods and after school cooking classes.

Merrill Elementary School

The goal of our school garden is to educate our students and their families about healthy nutrition through gardening or in our case, urban farming. Merrill Elementary School is located in Beloit, Wisconsin and, like many communities in the state, struggle with the effects of poverty on school age children. Over 97% of students attending Merrill are eligible for free or reduced lunches, speaking clearly to the need for promoting good nutrition.

Monterey Bay Charter School

Currently our garden is used primarily for the 3rd grade curriculum in our school. The garden is small and we would like to expand the number of beds in the garden, build a small greenhouse and have enough shovels, rakes, and hoes of varying sizes so that the garden is usable by all of our grades. We would like to produce enough food to eventually use for school lunches. Currently we harvest vegetables to make a weekly "stone soup" for the 3rd grade to eat for lunch.

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