Lower Elementary

Silver Star Elementary

The goal of the Silver Star Community Garden is to bring people together in a shared activity that raises awareness about healthy food and healthy communities. At the classroom level students will benefit from working with other students and adults in a shared activity that teaches not only about plants, but also about life. Students will learn about natural life cycles, nurturing living things, and the many resources that diverse communities have.

Ray E. Kilmer Elementary

Our initial goal, is to purchase the garden tower this year and have a crop of plants planted before the school year is over. Our idea is to have each classroom plant something in each pod so that they will have an investment and interest in growing fresh foods. Additionally, we are planning to begin a Garden Club at our school which will work hand in hand with maintenance of our tower. This will ultimately raise awareness of growing fresh foods and will teach our students many things about eating what we grow.

South Atlanta Christian Academy

The highest number of dialysis treatments in the City of Atlanta occurs in the 30331 Southwest Atlanta zip code. Our goal is to create awareness and garden-based solutions to help reduce and/or eliminate chronic illnesses that require dialysis. Our plan is to duplicate Atwood

PS1 Pluralistic School

Garden plots are an extension of the physical classroom and the integrated curriculum. Students learn through hands-on experience when they view grade level lesson units through authentic gardening. Soil studies, weather patterns, water resources, herbs, vegetables, flowers, health and nutrition, food cycles and insects are some of the curricular units. The art room makes regular use of the rooftop garden as a venue for observation and inspiration, and has studied pigments found in nature. The garden is a part of the classroom experience and a demonstration of sustainable practices.

Benjamin Bubb

We have three existing garden beds in the kinder garden. The problem there is these three beds get very little sunlight. Although they produce lots of foliage it lacks the produce the children are so eager to see. Our solution to this problem is giving the children additional beds directly across a walkway in direct sunlight. This will further their interest in gardening and get them excited to become volunteers at the school age garden in the years to come. It also helps them become aware of the needs of one plant over another.

Prairie Elementary

The Prairie edible garden has excellent potential to meet current needs in our city, bring the surrounding community together, and provide opportunities for students that are not only academically beneficial but philanthropic as well. It supports the district mission statement by providing valuable opportunities for our students to be community contributors.

Gilbert Linkous Elementary

The Grow, Learn, Educate (GLE) Garden Program at Gilbert Linkous Elementary School began in the Spring of 2013 with a Second Grade Classroom of 20 students, one teacher, one full-time Master Gardener, one part-time Master Gardener and a seldom-used garden area accessible directly outside the Second Grade classroom hallway. A Fourth Grade Garden Club worked in the garden area for six weeks in 2012, but in to13, the garden was overtaken with weeds.

Countryside Montessori School

Countryside Montessori School has been part of the Northbrook community for more than forty years. Two years ago, we expanded our curriculum and facility to include seventh and eighth grade students. As part of the expansion of our facility, we designated space for gardens that we hope will be a primary source of work and learning for our middle school students.

Crestwood Elementary

The goal of our garden is to unite our community while feeding needy children in our school. We have approximately 75 students who are given food over the weekend. This food is pre-packaged and donated by a local church. It is the hope and desire of our staff to provide fresh fruit and vegetable along with donated food to keep our children not just fed, but fed healthy foods. This grant will make it possible for all of our children to experience the joy of gardening and the benefits of growing your own food across the lifetime.

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