Upper Elementary

Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary School

Our goal is to create a garden on school grounds for all students, staff, parents and neighbours to enjoy. As well as, providing an opportunity for all the students to learn more about food sources, develop life skills that can be used now and in the future and increase their awareness of how different foods taste. Throughout this, we would like to develop a sense of community and a life long enjoyment of gardening. With the grant, we would be able to build more garden boxes allowing more children "hands on" space in the garden. This program is supported by .

New England Kurn Hattin Homes

The educational aspects are unlimited and included in virtually all aspects of the educational curricula.

KNIGHT ELEMENTARY

Knight Elementary is seeking funding to implement a healthy eating program for our students. We want to involve students, teachers, parents and our chef in hands-on learning experiences which will enhance the overall education of our students, especially in nutrition and healthy eating habits. This program would include an outdoor learning garden where students can grow vegetables and learn healthy eating habits using nutritional food from the garden. As part of our program, a local farmer will teach students how to plant and grow vegetables.

James Robinson Public School

One of our main goals is to introduce our students to food gardening in order for them to learn first-hand about their role in sustainability. We also intend to promote healthy food choices by providing the opportunity for students to select, grow and harvest thier own food. This hands-on approach to the curriculum is also an authentic venue for 'inquiry based learning, which will engage and motivate "at risk" students.

Irving Elementary School

We have just wrapped up our first year of gardening at Irving Elementary and are excited to keep growing! We were able to receive funding to purchase a complete Woolly School Garden last year which included 10 hanging planters that transformed our chain-link fence into an urban garden. We also purchased two above-ground planters to complement our hanging garden. While this allowed us and our students to build a garden and teach students the process of growing from seed to harvest, the types and numbers of plants our garden could accommodate was limited and our yields were low.

Meridian Middle School

MMS student garden broke ground spring 2011. School Nurse,Betsy Howard had a vision & plan to establish a sustainable student garden received start-up funds donated from the PTA. Boy Scout Troops constructed 8 raised beds (wheel chair accsesible), garden shed & greenhouse, summer 2011. In fall 2011, students grew a cover crop, planted raspberries, learned about seeds, soil & sustainability. Spring 2012 students grew vegetables & flowers. The garden has flourished, student participation has increased & we gained a community partner.

Roosevelt Middle School

The goals for the Roosevelt Middle School garden align closely with FoodCorps' priorities of improving children's health through knowledge, engagement, and access. Another component of the school garden is empowerment. We know that kids who participate in the design, construction, and operation of a school garden develop skills and confidence that enable them to become young leaders.

Horizon Academy

It is our goal that a vegetable garden will enrich both our school year programs and summer programs. For the past nine years, we have sponsored a Junior Master Gardeners

Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic School

Arkansas has one of the highest childhood obesity rates in the country. Because of this, in 2003 the Arkansas legislature passed legislation to combat childhood obesity. The goal of the Garden Project is focused on educating students at all levels on issues of how to plant, grow and harvest herbs, vegetables and fruit in a garden that the students themselves (under the supervision of a Garden Director) have cultivated. By getting the students involved in growing the food, it is the hope that they will then make healthier food choices.

MULHOLLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

Our garden's goal is to teach low income parents and students how to grow vegetables and fruit to support a healthy diet for themselves and their families. So far we have had a very successful Parent Garden Class for the parents of Mulholland Middle School since September and we meet once a week for instructional guidance from two Master Gardeners(MGs) from the University of CA Cooperative Extension. In addition to the MGs, the Network has been providing nutrition education along with a healthy tasting and sampling of seasonal fruits and vegetables and how to prepare these recipes.

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