Middle School

To connect our children with the world of nature and increase conscientiousness of ecology is a main goal of our garden. Our hope is that our school gardens gives young people an opportunity to better understand their relationship with nature thus creating a dynamic environment for learning core subjects while promoting cooperation through group activities. The children will be taught to conserve natural resources and preserve the environment. A garden often encourages self-confidence and a sense of responsibility and belonging to one's community.

Our goal is to create a classroom outdoors, in a garden environment where we can teach middle school curriculum through the dynamics of gardening and horticulture. Our garden allows more time outside in nature which helps children grow lean, healthy bodies, and increases attention spans and school performance. We want to create a deeper understanding of natural systems, so students become better stewards of the Earth. Our vision is to provide positive experiences with fruits and vegetables and connect this to academic success through multiple subject areas.

Our goal for creating a garden at Seaview Elementary is to develop an organic, educational food garden that can be used as an outdoor classroom for the entire school to deepen the teaching of science, social studies, health and nutrition. Our garden will be utilized by every teacher and student, with each class having their own designated garden bed with which to experiment and explore. The garden will be used to examine plant lifecycles, make predictions and perform experiments, to grow food for cooking classes and encourage the increased consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.

At this time our Middle School consists of a beautiful school building with a large baseball/soccer field and basketball courts. What our school lacks at this time is greenery. The perimeter of the school has trees and flowers planted by the City of Oxnard, but once you step foot inside the campus it becomes a different story. Our quad area has had some new trees planted, but they are rather young and small. There are no flowers or plants growing alongside the sidewalks and grass.