Lower Elementary

Outdoor Classroom @ Rhyl Primary School in London, United Kingdom

Rhyl Primary School is in Camden Town, London, in England. We believe in the power of outdoor learning, despite the fact that we are not blessed with large grounds. In fact, we have created green spaces from the most concrete of spots, including a brilliant garden in a school car park. We do a lot of learning outside, with a dedicated teacher whose responsibiity is sustainability and encouraging learning outside the classroom. We have a plot on a local community garden and an apiary at a nearby city farm.

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Palouse Pollinators

The program is developing and implementing integrated curricula in grades 2 and 6-8 incorporating concepts such as sustainability, community/place-based learning, organic gardening, greenhouse, composting, and recycling. An interest exists in creating linkages with school lunch reform initiatives.

A emerging and developing partnership exists among the Pullman Public Schools, Washington State University College of Education, and the Washington State University Center for Environmental Research, Education & Outreach

Seeds of Change Organic School Garden

In our program, we adapted a program similar to Harvest of the Month. In the beginning, we chose a fruit or vegetable to feature for the month and talked with the kids about why they should eat, how it is grown, and then they got to sample it. As a Parent Wellness Committee, we were involved in writing local grants and also a grant from the Whole Kids Foundation, through Whole Foods. We were so fortunate to attain both of those grants to start our school garden!

Wheeling Country Day School

A private School in Wheeling, WV committed to healthy eating, gardening and supporting businesses and agriculture in our community.

D11 Good Food Project

The D11 Good Food Project brings healthy, fresh, sustainable food to 24,000 students daily across 65 serving locations through the Colorado Springs School District 11 Food & Nutrition Services department.  Last year, $750,000 was put back into the local community through purchases of grass-finished beef, milk, fresh produce, and yes, coffee for our catering department.

The Galileo Garden Project produced 1,000 lbs. of fresh produce for the D11 Good Food Project in the five beds outdoors plus garden beds in our 42' geodesic dome greenhouse between January and September 2012.

Chisenhale Primary School's Edible School Playground

We grow a huge range of fruits and vegetables from raspberries and blueberries to pumpkins, lettuce and onions. Pupils sow the seeds, nurture the crops and then harvest. Some produce goes to the the school cafeteria so the pupils get a chance to eat what they have grown. Some produce gets used in lessons across all curriculum subjects. All pupils get a chance to learn about growing their own food and living in a more sustainable way. We run lunchtime and after school gardening clubs and each class has two head gardeners who go on gardening trips.

Voorhies Edible School Garden

My name is Nadia Guajardo and I am a 6th grade teacher with Bakersfield City School District. I am writing to you on behalf of Voorhies Elementary, in hopes of rallying support for our new community project of creating an edible garden at our school site. The edible garden will be designed to educate our students about the important practices of horticulture and sustainability through hands-on experience, integrated science-based curriculum, and a collective awareness of the importance of eco-responsibility.

Maine School Garden Network

The Maine School Garden Network is a volunteer organization whose mission is to promote and facilitate educational gardens for Maine youth, grades pre-K through high school.  We meet monthly in Brunswick, Maine.  We have a website with resources for educational gardeners and a Maine school garden directory.  We hold professional development conferences for educators and engage in other activities to help get school gardens started and to publicize their benefits.

Tucson Village Farm

Tucson Village Farm (TVF) is a working urban farm by and for the youth of Tucson. TVF is a seed-to-table program designed to reconnect young people to a healthy food system, teach them how to grow and prepare fresh food and empower them to make healthy life choices. We do this through a variety of dynamic, hands-on programs targeting all age groups:
Growing Forward: K-5 agriculture and nutrition education field trip
Digging Deeper: Grades 6-12 agriculture, nutrition education and food preparation
Farm Camp: Farm immersion for youth ages 7-11

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation Henderson College

The aim of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation is to introduce pleasurable food education into as many Australian primary schools as possible.  
Our Program emphasises the flavours as well as the health benefits of fresh, seasonal food.
Dishes cooked reflect the vegetables, herbs and fruits grown, season-by-season, by the children in their organic gardens.
Our Kitchen Specialist instructors emphasise balance and moderation, and endorse the concept of preparing fruit-based desserts ‘sometimes' only.

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