Middle School

Hoosic Valley Central School

>Provide education programs for more classes in elementary school in coordination with Cornell Cooporative Ext, focusing on grades 1-4 with programs led by specialized garden educators, with agricultural programs aligned with NYS learning standards. Garden educators will also help teach teachers how to use garden
>expand story hour/garden exploration program begun this past summer with Diver Library to reach preschool children & students during summer vacation
> provide training for teachers on how to use the garden to connect to their current curriculum

Magnolia Speech School

Our goal is to provide an outdoor classroom and edible schoolyard that educates Magnolia Speech School students, staff, and community about food, nutrition, and the environment. Our vision aligns closely with the MSS mission, which is to enable children with communication disorderŝ

Southern Penobscot Regional Program

Our school is unique in that it is a program serving some of the most challenging students who are still in public school. All of our kids are recognized as special education students and are here working on anger management, conflict resolution, impulse control and cooperation in a life skill setting. Our class is composed of an amazing set of kids from grades 7th to 12th with Autism. We are calling our garden "The Autism Garden: Growing Community Awareness". I will first explain the community needs we hope to serve and then discuss the goals of the garden.

Kensington Community School

We want to use the Whole Kids Foundation Garden Grant to:
-Operate the greenhouse, positively impacting both our snack program and curriculum
-Expand the use of our existing Vermiculture Compost System
-Engage inner-city children with urban organic agriculture, increasing their ecological literacy and environmental knowledge
-Break down barriers and empower children to make educated, healthy food choices and integrate fresh produce into their daily experience

El Sereno Elementary School

The goal of the new edible garden is to give students exposure to healthier food, the process of growing their own fruits and vegetables, being in their natural environment and help them build a greater sense of community within their schoolyard. Set in the east side of Los Angeles, this school garden will help students and the community connect with the neighborhood

Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School

Every student in this urban, Pre-K - 8 school will discover that healthy, delicious food comes from the earth, not from the cans & boxes found on supermarket shelves. Our FoodCorps member will guide students through hands-on experiences in growing and caring for plants, introducing the principles of ecology, sustainability, stewardship and healthy nutrition. Mentoring chefs will demonstrate new and interesting ways to prepare a wide variety of foods to students who will be exposed to the names & flavors of delicious new vegetables, fruits & herbs.

The City School Waldorf Initiative

The garden grant will bring a deeper understanding of community and how many hands make light work. The process of creating a space for hands on learning and growing crop from seed to the bloom is invaluable in a child's foundation and gives a community a place to thrive. The children will experience an arc of hard work, dedication, failure, loss, and success ; an array of lifetime lessons. This garden will be a tangible dream for everyone involved.

Hermosa Montessori School

The goal of the school garden project is to fully incorporate the school gardens into the lessons for all grade level communities at the school. The Montessori teaching philosophy encourages integration of the student with the natural world, and use of the raised bed gardens encourage and enhance this learning process.

Our Lady of Fatima

Our goal is to provide nutritious local food for our school and neighbouring community. The plan is to build 8 raised garden beds, 4 for school planting use and 4 for local community use. We feel a learning garden will help students to understand where their food comes from and therefore increase their awareness of healthy eating habits. Many families in our area live in subsidized housing. Through the community garden beds we will facilitate families through the growing process teaching them to grow and access a sustainable source of fresh nutritious produce.

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