Upper Elementary

We OLive the World

"We OLive the World" is a program started by Stile Mediterraneo - the Mediterranean Cooking School in Puglia Italy.

Goal of the program is to improve people's health and wellbeing through the Mediterranean food and education.

Stile Mediterraneo is run by food experts, olive oil experts and doctors.

They have developed this unique program (We Olive the World) through which people learn two things:

Experiential Learning at GREEN Charter with Chickens and Gardens

GREEN Charter's School garden consists of raised beds, 2 greenhouses, butterfly garden, 3 chicken coops with hopes to add a garden fish pond. Our goal is to explore the symbiotic relationship between our community, plants, and animals.

Wilkinson School Edible Garden

Our small by-the-sea garden provides an outdoor educational experience for our preK - grade 8 students. We encompass science, art, english, maths, history, nutrition and much more in our vegetable and herb garden. Our sensory garden adds an extra element for the children. In our meditation corner we encourage peaceful minds and hearts to dwell in the garden. Here we use stories and songs to teach our students about the environment and provide a quiet reading place. 

Emerald Thumb Garden Club

The EMERALD THUMB GARDEN CLUB was created during the 2007 school year at the Lockhart Elementary School (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands). The club, maintained under Mrs. Juelis Hodge, provides students with extracurricular learning opportunities on horticulture and nutrition.  Students volunteer their time afterschool and during lunch to cultivate the garden and learn new techniques to maximizing product yield. The club is also used in behavior modification plans for some students recommended by administration.

Fish to Schools

Fish to Schools works toward a sustainable community that offers all school children the health benefits of locally-caught seafood, equips them to understand how this food source is obtained, and empowers them to one day enjoy the full cultural and economic advantages of local seafood resources. Local seafood is served in grades K-12 and is paired with a "stream to plate" curriculum that brings salmon alive in the classroom. Lessons empower students to make food choices that benefit not just their bodies but also their local communities, economies, and environment.

 

Food Rules Curriculum Inspired by Michael Pollan and Maira Kalman

Inspired by Michael Pollan and Maira Kalman

Integrates persuasive writing, science, technology, public speaking, and art

Overview: This unit is inspired by and based on the book Food Rules by Michael Pollan. All lessons in this unit can be considered mini-lessons, except the art lesson. The persuasive writing lessons are taught with the inspiration and direction of the Writer’s Workshop. This unit was written for fourth grade, but can be taught for grades 3-5 with minor adjustments.

Gahanna Learning Gardens at Jefferson Elementary

The Gahanna Learning Gardens at Jefferson Elementary is part of a community wide program. This garden location will feature artwork, as well as the artwork of students. Vegetables, sunflowers and herbs will be grown and used by students. Students are responsible for upkeep and maintnence (along with help from volunteers and the community).

Gahanna Learning Gardens at Lincoln Elementary

The Gahanna Learning Gardens at Lincoln Elementary was founded in 2013 upon the completion of restoration of a historic 1860s one-room schoolhouse on the school's property. The schoolhouse is set up inside to be period correct and students will be attending class inside on occaision. To further this living and breathing history lesson, the gardens are designed with period accurate elements. Native perennial flowers and herbs and features raised beds, vertical gardens, and hadicap accessible raised beds.

Garden Rules to Health

   Childhood obesity rates are out of control and its time for change? To combat childhood obesity, studies show that children who grow fruits or veggies, are more interested in eating them.  Eating more whole food and less processed foods combined with exercise is the path to better health and overall wellness.  A school garden supports that path to positive change in your community.  

Urban Community School

Almost 50 years ago, the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland founded Urban Community School (UCS), a quiet gem in the heart of Cleveland’s near west side where a diverse, multilingual population of low-income students, (74 percent qualify for the Federal Food Assistance Program, with more than 2/3 of our student body qualifying for free lunch), concurrently learn academics and social justice.  Our commitment to differentiated instruction, multi-age learning, health and wellness, field trips and peace typifies our unique approach to student learning and success.

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