Middle School

James Robinson Public School

One of our main goals is to introduce our students to food gardening in order for them to learn first-hand about their role in sustainability. We also intend to promote healthy food choices by providing the opportunity for students to select, grow and harvest thier own food. This hands-on approach to the curriculum is also an authentic venue for 'inquiry based learning, which will engage and motivate "at risk" students.

Meridian Middle School

MMS student garden broke ground spring 2011. School Nurse,Betsy Howard had a vision & plan to establish a sustainable student garden received start-up funds donated from the PTA. Boy Scout Troops constructed 8 raised beds (wheel chair accsesible), garden shed & greenhouse, summer 2011. In fall 2011, students grew a cover crop, planted raspberries, learned about seeds, soil & sustainability. Spring 2012 students grew vegetables & flowers. The garden has flourished, student participation has increased & we gained a community partner.

Roosevelt Middle School

The goals for the Roosevelt Middle School garden align closely with FoodCorps' priorities of improving children's health through knowledge, engagement, and access. Another component of the school garden is empowerment. We know that kids who participate in the design, construction, and operation of a school garden develop skills and confidence that enable them to become young leaders.

Horizon Academy

It is our goal that a vegetable garden will enrich both our school year programs and summer programs. For the past nine years, we have sponsored a Junior Master Gardeners

Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic School

Arkansas has one of the highest childhood obesity rates in the country. Because of this, in 2003 the Arkansas legislature passed legislation to combat childhood obesity. The goal of the Garden Project is focused on educating students at all levels on issues of how to plant, grow and harvest herbs, vegetables and fruit in a garden that the students themselves (under the supervision of a Garden Director) have cultivated. By getting the students involved in growing the food, it is the hope that they will then make healthier food choices.

MULHOLLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

Our garden's goal is to teach low income parents and students how to grow vegetables and fruit to support a healthy diet for themselves and their families. So far we have had a very successful Parent Garden Class for the parents of Mulholland Middle School since September and we meet once a week for instructional guidance from two Master Gardeners(MGs) from the University of CA Cooperative Extension. In addition to the MGs, the Network has been providing nutrition education along with a healthy tasting and sampling of seasonal fruits and vegetables and how to prepare these recipes.

Prodigy Leadersip Academy

The five primary goals for our garden project are:

1. To teach essential life skills and support academic learning through the planning, planting, harvesting, preparation and cooking of the fruits and vegetables from our garden plot. We know that children learn more through active involvement in the learning process.

2. Create a school wide project that involves children ages kindergarten through 12th grade, teachers, parents, and community volunteers.

Multicultural Magnet School

The goal of building this school garden is to integrate the garden as an outdoor classroom. This

Cross School

Working with the school community, GVI proposes to build a 37

Anderson Valley Jr/Sr High School

The Anderson Valley Jr/Sr High School Garden provides an excellent opportunity for students and faculty to participate in agriculture and healthy school environments. The garden is nestled within a 7 acre active school farm which produces eggs and livestock for the surrounding community of Boonville, California.

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