Lower Elementary

The Sylvia Center

The Sylvia Center addresses issues in children’s health by providing hands-on experiences with growing and cooking healthy food on the farm and in the kitchen. Founded in 2006 by Liz Neumark in memory of her daughter, Sylvia, the center has served thousands of children over the past five years.

Fresh from the Farm

Children who learn to understand and appreciate the source and nature of their food are laying

CitySprouts

CitySprouts is a school and community program that integrates academic, health and environmental education in the public schools and in the neighborhood. Working closely with school administrators, teachers and families, CitySprouts creates school gardens and provides essential support to schools as they extend existing curricula to these outdoor classrooms. CitySprouts’ school and community partnerships ensure that CitySprouts gardens are accessible to children during school, after school and in the summer.

DC Central Kitchen: Locally Sourced, Scratch-Cooked School Meals

 Across America, a new movement has emerged urging schools to offer healthier food options to children. The movement for tastier school food, called for by kids of all ages, is much older.

At DC Central Kitchen, we are proving that healthy, scratch-cooked meals can be enjoyable for children, affordable for school districts, and valuable for teachers who need children to be nourished and focused.

Hamilton Harvest Club

 Mission Statement: The Hamilton School Garden creates an environment where our families and our community grow and learn.

Vision: Through hands on education we can teach healthy living while making practical connections to the core curriculum.

Theme: Grow and Learn!

Riverview's Roots Collective Garden

The Riverview Community Learning Centre’s Collective Garden is now in its fourth year! We celebrate the joys of planting and eating fresh organic produce, with an eye to food security, health, and environmental education.

Riverview’s Roots Collective Garden is open to the public and works with families and individuals who want to get involved in running our garden and participate in activities each summer. Participation is free.
 

The Giving Garden

The Prairie School's Giving Garden, created by and for the students in 2000, is located in a courtyard setting and has two separate sections. One half of the garden is a butterfly garden and was designed and planted with perennials that attract butterflies and blooms spring through fall. Annuals are added to large pots throughout the garden to help extend the bloom time. Prairie's Giving Garden has been certified as a Monarch Waystation through Monarch Watch by meeting the group's requirements of adequate milkweed, nectar, and shelter.

D.C. School Garden Program

The DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education's School Gardens Program (SGP) team assists schools in building and maintaining school gardens and provides training and technical assistance to teachers in utilizing school gardens as a teaching tool The SGP also oversees the administration of the DC School Garden Grant, assists schools in applying for the US Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Award, and assists in the planning and implementation of District-wide events such as Growing Healthy Schools Week and Strawberries and Salad Greens Day.

 

Rosa Milagrosa - Therapeutic Horticulture

About
We create what we can with what we have where we are
Mission
I provide rehabilitative care through horticulture and gardening. I am seeking opportunities that allow me to continue my personal mission to provide innovative healing and educational services.
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