Upper Elementary

Evelyn Thurman Gratts Elementary

Our goal is to give our students an opportunity to develop their own fruits and vegetable garden. Our hope is that by giving our students and their families the opportunity to participate in this journey, we will inspire in them a new appreciation of the many gifts that nature has to offer, introduce them to the joy and satisfaction of growing fresh fruits and vegetables, and nurture an awareness about protecting the environment we live in. Our goal is also to integrate science and writing together as students engage in inquiry around what happens in a garden.

Colby Grade School

The primary goal of the school garden is to improve the healthy eating environment in the school and community by increasing and expanding access to a variety of healthy, garden-fresh vegetables. As Colby Grade School implements a new curriculum, “Agriculture in the Classroom,” incorporating a garden would be a logical enhancement. The program involving students participating in the After School Program (ASP) in school garden work would be a program enrichment activity for the 2015-16 school years.

College of the Desert Early Childhood Edu

3 goals:
*Provide fresh, nutritious food service to 145 children.
*As a teaching lab school demonstrate the feasibility and benefits of school gardens.
*Provide hands-on training to College of the Desert students in a variety of areas including early childhood education, nutrition, agriculture, culinary arts.
 This kitchen garden will produce an average of 7 pounds of vegetables per day year round for children’s meals which will amount to 25% of current food meal needs.

Leupp Public School

Leupp Public School and Terra BIRDS intends to achieve the following goals: 1) Engage all students in garden related activities including soil building, planting, tending and harvesting; 2) Teach students about the importance of making healthy food choices and help them to figure out how they can incorporate this into their daily lives; 3) Engage students in culturally relevant activities related to food and gardening; 4) Coordinate with the Science teach and the Navajo Culture teacher to include relevant topics in gardening activities to enhance classroom curriculum.

Island Montessori Charter School

Gardening is an essential piece of the Montessori method, where interacting with the natural world and the community is integrated throughout the curriculum. Students learn by exploring hands-on materials and real-life experiences. The garden will show students self discipline and social responsibility by allowing them to be responsible for its care, teaching farm-to-table concepts and sustainability, and by giving back to the community through donations and education.

ARISE Academy

The goal of the garden is to teach students about gardening and nutrition through various school science and liberal arts subjects. This project serves as a resource for students to take on leadership roles in their community. The garden is located in the Ninth Ward area of New Orleans, a designated food desert area with very few retail outlets that sell fresh food. The garden program curriculum includes lessons on the cultural, environmental, and community impact of gardening.

John Gill Elementary School

The John Gill School garden is part of the Gardening with Purpose program being lead by the Green Youth Alliance (GYA) at several schools in San Mateo County. The goals of the John Gill School garden are:
1. to increase access to fresh produce for low-income children and their families who are involved with the garden by optimizing the garden's yield;
2. to improve the environment at the site by planting edible native plants, which will also attract pollinators;
3. to increase opportunities for outdoor physical activity for the children involved;

Smith Elementary

The Smith Elementary Garden's purpose is to offer a hands-on activity that supplements the school day curriculum by providing real world experiences to students. In addition, the garden provides fruits, vegetables and herbs for the Smith community. Our goal for this year is to expand the garden.

Montrose Junior Public School

We have had a 20' by 12' school vegetable garden for 5 years. We would like to develop it by building raised beds. We have a group of volunteer parents who are willing to put the beds together and one of our parents has a contact who will mill the wood locally.

Dr. William Arnone Elementary School

The goal of the Arnone Elementary School Garden is to enhance student classroom learning through an after school enrichment program in the garden sponsored by 21st Century Schools. The after school program strives to utilize the garden beds as a means to bring mathematical and scientific theories to light using hands on experience. This grant will allow the garden to buy supplies to extend the growing season into the cooler months and supply a load of compost to dress the beds in the spring to ensure a fruitful summer harvest.

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