Upper Elementary

Hinsdale Public School

Our school is developing a farm to school program so the students can learn to grow their own food. Our goal is to increase food literacy and change the food culture of the community. Over 90% of the food consumed in the community is imported from other regions. Very little local food is produced in the area. The community is located between two Native American Indian Reservations in eastern Montana, the area is one of the largest food deserts in the USA. The Agriculture department in the school is trying to grow the grower to help correct the lack of a healthy food network in the region.

Newark Christian School

Newark Christian School (NCS) has been operating K-8 since 1984, in a poverty stricken area of Newark, New Jersey. For years our teachers have wished for a school garden, some years using a vacant lot on the street. Having our own school garden will enable practical lessons in science, history, and health, getting their hands dirty and tasting the fruit of their labors in a concrete ridden city where few families attempt to grow food or incorporate many vegetables into their diets. Our goals are:
1) to ignite a passion in kids to pay attention to what food goes in their body

PS 132

The goal of WITS Green for Kids program, utilizing hydroponic Tower Gardens, is to increase environmental awareness and develop sustainable practices in public schools. Because the Tower Gardens are mobile and able to grow almost any fruit or vegetable, students can connect to nature anywhere in their school. The Tower Gardens will featured in the WITS Green Labs, hands-on educational classes on sustainability topics, used as aides in WITS cooking/nutrition classes, and also made available to teachers for use in their curricula.

Kotlik School

Our school garden's goal is to provide cost effective fresh produce to our students' families. We live on the edge of the tundra, and though fresh meat and seafood is abundant, fresh vegetables come at a premium at the local store.

Ridgedale Elementary School

Our goal is to implement at least 8 different gardening projects (e.g., companion planting, edible roots, composting, vermicomposting) with students that utilize raised beds and associated indoor gardening components.

Galiano Island Community School

The Galiano School Garden is coordinated by the Community Food Program, part of the Galiano Club. The Food Program builds community by growing, preparing, preserving and sharing food. Strengthening island food security, we value collaboration, inclusiveness, healthy growing practices, sustainability and equal food access for all. The garden is the outdoor classroom where we involve community members and integrate learning. With this grant application, we request funds for the continuation of our School Garden program, started by a teacher in 1992.

Dr. Norman Crisp

The goal for our school garden is to create a functioning vegetable garden which will allow the students the chance to have a variety of experiential learning opportunities. Some of these learning opportunities would include hands-on learning of nature, teamwork, as well as learning about nutrition. These learning opportunities are extremely important to our community of inner-city learners, most of which have never seen a garden up close. The ability to produce their own healthy food is enormously powerful.

Montessori Hale O Keiki

Montessori Hale O Keiki (MHOK) School Garden program aims to:

Stonecreek Montessori Academy

The goal of the Stonecreek Montessori Academy garden will be to provide an outdoor educational experience for the inspiration and cultivation of children's inherent curiosity about their natural world. The garden will provide a nurturing environment where each child can become fully aware of and engaged in their natural surroundings. While being involved in the planning, planting, harvesting, and maintenance of the garden, the children will learn many important lessons about plants, seasons, life cycles, and weather.

Pittsbugh Pioneer

Pionner Education Center is a special education facility that services students within the Pittsburgh Public School District and surrounding districts that place students with us. Pioneer provides a wide range of services to students who have physical/multiple and medical disabilities. Our Sensory garden was created in the spring of 2010 when Pioneer was awarded $100,00 from the Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust. Our garden was designed and created by MTR Landscape Architects. In partnership with the Western Pa Conservancy the sensory garden came to life.

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