Lower Elementary

Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School

Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School (ANCS) is a part of Atlanta Public Schools, and serves a diverse community of K-8 students from the Grant Park, Ormewood Park, and Summerhill neighborhoods in Southeast Atlanta.  ANCS emphasizes a project-based curriculum in an inclusive, vibrant, interdisciplinary learning community for students of all backgrounds.

Medrano Community Garden

The students at Medrano Elementary benefit most from the hands-on learning opportunities and exposure to healthy food and fitness choices offered by the school garden. Through sensory observations and inquiry-driven methods, math, science, and other subjects come alive in the outdoors. As a result, students develop content knowledge and learning strategies for the long-term, helping them achieve far more than just passing scores on standardized tests.

Amana Academy Learning Garden

Amana Academy was founded on the principles of stewardship and trust.  In fact, the name Amana means " a trust that must be nurtured and guarded" in Arabic. Our students are taught responsibility for themselves, their community, and the natural world.  We do this through what we call Expeditionary STEM - an integrated approach to delivering advanced academics while at the same time seeking to solve real-world problems - usually through a lens of environmental stewardship or social justice.

Martha's Vineyard Island Educators

We are a group of educators, cafeteria managers and farmers working together on the Island of Martha's Vineyard, to bring garden education into every classroom.

Plants for Human Health Institute

At North Carolina State University's Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI) we are leading the discovery and delivery of innovative plant-based solutions to advance human health. PHHI includes faculty researchers and Extension personnel. School gardening is one focus area of the Extension program, STEM Education. Through our school garden resources and engagement, PHHI is equipping teachers to integrate curriculum standards in the edible classroom and improving community nutrition through fresh produce.

 

Countryside Conservancy

Countryside Conservancy connects people, food, and land.  We manage three thriving farmers’ markets; offer educational programming for farmers, backyard gardeners, and home cooks with our Countryside U courses; and through our Countryside Initiative program have reestablished working family farms in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Hills School Garden

The Hills School Garden is currently 1800 square feet, and is laid out in a compound keyholedesign to maximize growing space.  Various aspects of permaculture practice, such as no-till gardening, companion planting, and composting are being employed to increase soil health and plant fertility.

The Owls' Nest Too: Altadore School & Community Edible Garden

The Owls' Nest Too is a working edible schoolyard and pilot initiative for developing edible education practise and curriculum in our school board.   

Our volunteer-managed garden and programming serves our 360+ elementary school students and teachers in a format that actively engages community support gardeners, volunteers and the public at large.

Our Mission: “growing some awesome together”

Adelante Spanish Immersion School

The Garden Program at Adelante Spanish Immersion School is a beloved part of the school culture.  Each grade has 9 weeks of Garden Class, with topics appropriate for the age level and grade's science standards.  In addition there is a free after-school Garden Club where students learn gardening techniques, play games, and, most importantly pick and eat salads.

REAL School Gardens

REAL School Gardens Creates Learning Gardens That Grow Successful Students. For a teacher, a garden is more than a beautiful place or a veggie patch. It is a powerful learning tool, as critical to a student’s academic success as a computer or a microscope.

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