Pre-Kindergarten

San Diego Jewish Academy

At San Diego Jewish Academy our mission is to challenge minds, inspire purpose and explore possibilities. Levana's Garden is a 1/4 acre site that includes native plants, the seven species of trees from the Old Testament, 11 raised vegetable beds, 1 large in ground bed and a multitude of orchard trees. We also recently have added a flock of 4 hens to the garden. We have a school cafeteria that makes the majority of it's lunches from scratch, and is able to use the fresh ingredients from our garden.

San Diego Jewish Academy

At San Diego Jewish Academy our mission is to challenge minds, inspire purpose and explore possibilities. Levana's Garden is a 1/4 acre site that includes native plants, the seven species of trees from the Old Testament, 11 raised vegetable beds, 1 large in ground bed and a multitude of orchard trees. We also recently have added a flock of 4 hens to the garden. We have a school cafeteria that makes the majority of it's lunches from scratch, and is able to use the fresh ingredients from our garden.

Local food cycling school

We are a non-profit organization to promote the enjoyment of a lifestyle that aims to establish resource recycling in the local community. Our activities include, among others teaching how to recycle our kitchen garbage and other waste generated from our yards that is, how to turn them into compost and communicating the joy of composting. By making use of compost we produced or collected in neiboring areas, we grow vegetables in community gardens. 

We focus on following 5 issues for a sustainable lifestyle in community you live.

Rosewood Court Affordable Housing Complex

Our program is based out of Rosewood Court Apartment Complex, which is affordable housing through Housing for Hope for low-income residents. Our core values which lead our work are human dignity, solidarity, subsidiarity and option for the vulnerable. Our principles which guide our work are collaboration, excellence, education and stewardship.

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, Nutrition Services

Nutrition Services of Monterey Peninsula Unified School District provides breakfast, lunch, after school snack and supper, as well as summer meals to the over 10,000 students in our district. We are at the front line of closing the hunger gap in our community and so our mission of "providing the highest quality, nutritious food choices that support academic and athletic achievement" is extremely important to us.

Pomegranate Schools

We are a non profit early childhood school looking to shake up the idea of education. We provide life relevant, purpose driven education through cultivating creativity and discovering skills, talents, and passions. We are heavily Reggio inspired and empower children to unlock their natural bent and intelligences through compassionate practices and inspired educators.

Americorps/Coupeville Farm to School

The purpose of the Coupeville School Gardens is to support learning, inspire creativity, and promote the health of our students.Through our programs, from the time they are in kindergarten, students are learning about the uniqueness of their community and are given the education to participate and contribute to its preservation and development.The School Gardens Proposal  is an immense source of information about who we are, our community, as well as our short and long term goals. 

Summa International Schools

Summa International Schools (SIS) is an education management organization that specializes in ​personalized learning implementation that is inclusive of all learners.  We believe in practitioner-based leadership that models instructional expectations in the classroom, with proven results.  Schools that serve diverse student bodies require highly skilled leadership, and here at SIS, we recruit and retain strong professionals who care deeply about the quality of their work. 

St. Patrick School

We are a team of two teachers/parents who have been working with a small group of middle school students, known as the Green Team, for the last 3 years.  St.

Step One School

I consider myself an educator, a chef with a farm-to-table philosophy, and a play advocate. I teach mindfully and compassionately, and encouraged children to explore all that surrounds them.

When it comes to our outdoor classroom, I am passionate about keeping it exciting and enticing and a space for everyone. Whether the children need time to decompress, time to explore, or time to learn to be gentle; The outdoor experience and garden space can be all of that and so much more.

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