Middle School

Federal Hill House Association

As a community wide school we have set many goals for our garden. We hope to continue to involve as many community members, parents, teachers and students as we have had in the past to help bring our garden to life. This grant would give us the wonderful opportunity to purchase tools, materials, seeds, dirt, nets etc that will enhance the experience of not only planting and growing in our garden but also of having the children experience what it's like to hold a shovel, to hold a plant bulb and to wear garden gloves to name just a few!

Glasgow Middle School

The goal of the gardening club is to promote health and nutrition education by integrating existing and planned gardens into the overall 6th, 7th, and 8th grade curricula starting with science, consumer science, and after school clubs then expanding to health classes. Students will grow their own produce, take an active role in food preparation, and engage the Glasgow community in learning about food production, distribution, and preparation. We hope to instill in them healthy eating habits and cooking styles that will carry over into adulthood.

Florida Autism Charter School of Excellence

The FACE's community garden allows students with autism to take responsibility for caring for a garden every day. We envision an outdoor classroom where academic skills such as math, science, nutrition, language arts and social studies concepts are taught. Additionally, the hands on sensory impact of working in the garden is very therapeutic to many children with autism. Others benefit from improved social skills due to the partnership with students at Tampa's Learning Gate Community School, whose students work inclusively along side our students with autism.

Enemy Swim Day School

School gardening at Enemy Swim Day School ( ESDS) is a popular choice of school day classrooms and after school activity clubs! Past successes include 5th grade salsa garden, 4th grade corn crop, preschool pumpkin patch, Big Tomato Contest and Community Soup Night.

Thomas A Edison Middle School

The goal of the garden is to connect students to healthy produce, to help them understand where food comes from, and teach them to be able to grow their own vegetables. The region surrounding the school has a limited supply of produce, which is often flavorless, non-organic, non-local and grown from GMO seeds. Through education, opportunity and healthy eating and nutrition experiences, the school hopes to combat the levels of high cholesterol and diabetes in the community.

Trafalgar Elementary

Our garden's goal is to provide an engaging, inclusive outdoor classroom space where children, teachers, and parents can learn the skills to nourish themselves. We have partnered with a small organization called EarthBites, and together we work to provide integrated gardening and nutrition programming for all the students at Trafalgar. We started with 11 planter boxes 2 years ago, and last year expanded it to include an outdoor seating area and orchard with fruit trees and berries.

Detroit Waldorf School

Detroit Waldorf School's Wellness at Waldorf program was developed with the primary mission to strengthen and build our community around the conversation of food. 

We have a wonderfully diverse population, both within our student body but also our facility and we created this program to share stories and education around food, nutrition, nature and wellness. As Detroiters, we address food equality issues, as well as nutritional education in a mindful manner that is approachable and accessible to all.

Detroit Edison Public School Academy

Our school has two small gardens with several raised beds. Young students learn about gardening both in the classroom and by becoming a member of our school's Ecology Club. As we all know, a healthier child learns better.

Our students plant a salsa garden as well as a Michigan Native Plant garden. In the fall we harvest the salsa ingredients. Ecology Club students participate in a compare/contrast taste test (utilizing traditional store bought salsa in a jar as contrast). The results are broadcast on our daily morning announcements.

Davenport School of the Arts

The goal of our garden project is to teach our students about sustainability and the environment. The garden is utilized by our K-8 students and our EMH unit. Students have been able to raise their own vegetables for their Thanksgiving Feast, compare growth rates are various lettuce varietys, raise and release ladybugs as they learn about beneficial insects, and see firsthand the butterfly life cycle. They are also able to explore alternative farming methods through our hydroponics unit.

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