Upper Elementary

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.

Farm Field Studies

THE MARIN ORGANIC FARM FIELD STUDIES PROGRAM brings children and young adults from around the Bay Area to local farms. Students have the opportunity to engage in hands-on learning where they make connections between the environment, agriculture, and the food they eat. Our goal is to empower young people to make food choices that will positively impact their long-term health. Knowledge of where food comes from is a powerful tool for teaching good nutrition.

Garden to Table Trust

The Garden to Table Programme is currently implemented in 309 schools across New Zealand. 

A revolutionary approach to food education

Lhomon Education

Lhomon Education (LME) is a grassroots initiative fostering the development of innovative curricula designed specifically for Bhutanese students. The basis of the LME initiative is an alternative model of teacher training and project-based curriculum development that integrates principles of Gross National Happiness (GNH) in the truest sense of the term.

The Orchard School - Outdoor Education

A hallmark of an Orchard education, Outdoor Education is education in, about, and for the out of doors. In an increasingly urban world, nature plays a central part in the education of the whole child. Direct experiences help students gain a deeper understanding of life around them, foster respect and an understanding of the interrelationships within the natural environment, and develop an appreciation of people's interdependence with the natural world.

Fresno Sustainable Schools Permaculture Program

We are building a school garden based on Permaculture principles, a permaculture summer camp, and trying to create a farm to school network.

Environmental Charter School

The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park creates standards-based educational experiences for students through the thematic lens of environmental content.

Mission

The mission of The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park is to educate each student to high academic learning standards using a themed curriculum that will foster knowledge, love of and respect for the environment and the will to preserve it for future generations.

Description

Dufrocq Elementary School/ Slow Food Baton Rouge

Greauxing Healthy Baton Rouge is Slow Food BR's farm-to-school program. It is a replication of the Sustainable Food Center's Sprouting Healthy Kids program in Austin, TX. In our first year, we are working with about 100 students and three teachers at Dufrocq Elementary. The students with whom we currently work form two in-school MicroSociety ventures and meet for 3 hours per week.

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