Lower Elementary

EduCulture

EduCulture bridges local farms, classrooms, lunchrooms and the larger food community through edible education programs that foster scholarship, stewardship, citizenship and sustainability. EduCulture is partnering schools and farms, transforming working landscapes into landscapes of learning, and utilizing our community as curriculum. Our edible education programs are serving academic needs, while growing produce for school and community food streams.

Commodore Options School - Odyssey Multiage Program

The elementary/middle school program within Commodore Options School--the multiage, alternative, choice school in Bainbridge Island School District--Odyssey 1-6 gave up a chunk of playground to create a garden space that now includes rich soil, a greenhouse, a shed, fruit, vegetables, flowers, herbs, and a brand new orchard. We developed a school garden to raise student awareness of where food comes from, how enjoyable it is to grow, and how fun and nutritious it is to eat.

West Riverside Elementary School Community Garden

Founded in 1911, West Riverside Elementary School (WRES) is the oldest continuously operated elementary school in Florida. Our Mission at The WRES Garden, is to teach students how to grow, prepare and enjoy vegetables and fruits. This involves all aspects of farming the garden in a sustainable manner, including planning, planting, nurturing, harvesting, preparing and eating. These skills help our students connect classroom subjects to hands on activities that help to develop and nurture the whole child.

California Native Garden Foundation

The California Native Garden Foundation is a non-profit educational, research, and resource organization that promotes gardening with California native plants. We work with Elementary, Middle and High Schools to design and build gardens using our healthy land use model, using native and traditional food plants, and urban farming technologies such as food towers and aquaponics.

Chapman Schools

Working with students through project based learning.

Foodwise Kids

Foodwise Kids is a free program for elementary school classes that uses the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market as a classroom for empowering the next generation of healthy eaters. Through comparative tastings, exploring the market, and a hands-on cooking lesson, we nurture children’s love for fruits and vegetables, teach them to prepare healthy, seasonal foods, and raise their awareness of their role in a sustainable food system.

 

Evanston Ecology Center Food and Garden Program

We are a newly established community center food and education program.

Mountain Song Community School

 We are a new Waldorf methods based charter school in Colorado Springs with Agricultural Arts and Cooking Nutrition as an integral part of our curriculum.  Although 33% of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch, we have chosen to be independent of state/federal program - our students brown bag snacks and lunch. We plan to expand our gardens and growing spaces (which started on a parking lot bed) to help support a locally sourced school food and our existing cooking program.

Chickasaw Elementary Outdoor Classroom

Our outdoor classroom is designed to meet several purposes within our school.  First it gives hands on experience to students in grades K-5 that align with national reading, math and science standards.  It also serves as outdoor experience for our special education population.  Students are able to interact in a real world situation with gardeners, farmers, and other volunteers. 

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