Lower Elementary

Sunrise Educational Society/Sunrise Waldorf School

GOAL: To further develop the school garden and nuture awareness and connection to nature in students through exposure to organic and biodynamic gardening methods, sustainability, conservation, and harvesting produce. OBJECTIVES: To incorporate aspects of gardening and healthy eating into every grade. To develop ways/means to use the produce. To sustain the garden through organic and biodynamic methods. To develop awareness of conservation of water, seeds, and the soil.

Sunnyside Elementary School

Over the last few years, with help from school and neighborhood volunteers, Sunnyside has created several garden spaces, including planter boxes for each classroom on the blacktop, and greened space along the perimeter of the school. Last year, the addition of a paid garden educator allowed Sunnyside to take its program to the next level academically by developing and teaching a curriculum that includes nutrition, biology, math and social science.

St. Brigid of Kildare

Our current garden will evolve and continue to grow. With the assistance of the garden grant we will expand the garden to include 6 additional garden beds (we currently have 9 garden beds) Students will build , fill with soil, and plant additional vegetables in the new beds as well as maintining our current garden beds. In addition our school would like to add fruit trees to the garden space.

This program is supported by .

Starr King Elementary School

* Help children connect with nature.

* Act as a gateway to natural science education.

* Develop a sense of community within the school by offering an experience shared across several programs, including in particular the special education program.

* Develop collaboration across the broader school and neighborhood communities.

This program is supported by Starr King Elementary School PTA.

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School

Learning and growing are the twin goals of the St. Anthony of Padua Gardening project. It is a healthy, open-air activity that teaches children how to prepare soil, plant, weed, maintain and harvest fresh vegetables. With support from The WholeKids Foundation, we want to buy seeds, plants, pots,mulch and equipment, as well as creating a simple outdoor classroom and buying some books on gardening and nature.

The project is off to a great start, and it is supported by other programs that involve nutrition and wellness.

Stanford Montessori

School staff have identified many Tennessee Common Core State Standards (CCSS) that can be addressed through The Children

Santa Rosa Charter School

Our garden goal is "grow and share the bounty!" The grant would cover costs of new quality tools such as shovels, rakes, pruners etc...Supply a variety of organic seeds and plants plus soil and amendments. It would greatly help expand our worm composting program, providing boxes and covers for our worms, the compost is waste from the cafeteria. We could start our chicken program and enclosure. These two programs will provide greater success for our ongoing fundraising farmers markets and sales of garden produce to our school community.

Southwest Elementary School

Our school could benefit in many ways from a garden. The children at Southwest are mostly inner city children, with little experience of nature and gardens. In fact, they are terrified of bugs and start off the year disgusted by the compost bin I put outside my classroom! As part of our health and fitness initiative, we are starting to make some exciting changes. Our cafeteria is serving healthier choices, and we have implemented a healthy snack policy. We have increased the amount of time the children spend weekly doing physical activity.

Southside Family Charter School

Southside Family Charter School's goal is to maintain and expand our strong garden program!  For three years we have been fortunate to have a thriving school garden, thanks to teachers, administrative, parent, volunteer and community support. The garden is an integral tool for our students and we use it to enhance reading, social studies, science, and the food program.

Southold Elementary School

The Southold Garden Project supports the cultivation of a school garden for the betterment of our school, our community, and most importantly, our children. Creating and maintaining a school garden improves both health and education. The garden helps teach kids to make better choices about food and enables the school to provide better food options in the cafeteria. The garden creates an outside space for hands-on, practical study of science, math, literature, business, industrial technology, home economics, art and design.

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