Middle School

High Point Academy

Garden Leader: Stacey May -- may.stacey@gmail.com

 

High Point Academy (previously The Academy at High Point) is a charter school in the Green Valley Ranch area of Aurora. We serve about 400 students in preschool through 8th grade. Our school has a wellness focus that includes weekly wellness class for all students, staff wellness initiatives, and healthy snack requirements, among other programs.

Greenspace with Grace

 The Orion School's Greenspace with Grace Program is an outdoor education effort to establish a completely sustainable, organic garden from which our students will learn the value of hard work, the benefits of healthy eating, and the importance of giving back to the community. The outdoor education curriculum includes learning about organic gardening, raising chickens, vermiposting (composting with worms) and environmental sustainability.

Mendocino County Youth Project

I work for the Mendocino County Youth Project in Point Arena, CA. I have a group of Middle School aged student who would love to get involved in an after school  garden program that promotes healthy organic choices that help create healthy bodies.

Acre Gourmet

 Acre Gourmet works with local purveyors to cook healthy, sustainable food on-site at schools in the Bay Area. We design and manage distinctive on-site lunch programs with the goal of integrating the school community and delicious, heathy food. In all of our kitchens we use the freshest, least processed ingredients available and whenever possible use organic products that are naturally low in sugar and saturated fats. Our menus are diverse, balanced and exceed USDA guidelines for nutrition.

Center Montessori School Garden

Center Montessori has had a school garden cultivated organically for almost 20 years. Currently we have 8 raised beds and numerous earth boxes and container garden boxes throughout the school. Our growing season is from October to June so we have ample time to grow seedlings in our greenhouse, plant our Fall and Spring gardens, and harvest organic vegetables. Students prepare food at different times as vegetables mature. We make things like tomato salsa, brocolli egg scramble, cabbage slaw, mixed green salad, herbed citrus vinaigrette, and much more.

Ambassadors of the Earth

Our mission is to nurture the KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and VALUES essential to sustainable living in and out of school. We do this by exploring the connections between Classroom, Lunchroom & School Garden with children ages 5 to 18. Our community is our classroom and precious resource. Growing with our gardens into a blossoming community!

Miles Davis Magnet Academy Learning Garden

The Miles Davis Magnet Academy Learning Garden includes raised vegetable beds, butterfly and rain gardens and a native plants area. The Learning Garden provides opportunities for student learning about science and engineering, particularly in the areas of botany, urban agriculture and environmental science.

 

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Common Threads - Los Angeles

About
We teach underserved children to cook wholesome & affordable meals because we believe that through our cooking classes we can help prevent childhood obesity and reverse the trend of generations of non-cookers, while celebrating our cultural differences.

Mission
The mission of Common Threads is to educate children on the importance of nutrition and physical well-being and to foster an appreciation of cultural diversity through cooking.

Common Threads - Washington D.C.

About
We teach underserved children to cook wholesome & affordable meals because we believe that through our cooking classes we can help prevent childhood obesity and reverse the trend of generations of non-cookers, while celebrating our cultural differences.

Mission
The mission of Common Threads is to educate children on the importance of nutrition and physical well-being and to foster an appreciation of cultural diversity through cooking.

Common Threads - Miami

About
We teach underserved children to cook wholesome & affordable meals because we believe that through our cooking classes we can help prevent childhood obesity and reverse the trend of generations of non-cookers, while celebrating our cultural differences.

Mission
The mission of Common Threads is to educate children on the importance of nutrition and physical well-being and to foster an appreciation of cultural diversity through cooking.

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