Upper Elementary

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.

Hooper Elementary School

The goal for our garden is to build a greenhouse and small garden for our students. This grant will make it possible for our students k-6th grade to EXPERIENCE science, math, health and Language arts curriculum in the greenhouse in exchange for just reading and doing small experiments in classrooms. Our classrooms for grades k-3rd grade have no windows, making it difficult to grow plants for their science curriculum. The majority of what we grow in the greenhouse will be fruits and vegetables. We plan to donate fresh fruit and vegetables to three local food banks in our community.

Hunter's Creek Elementary School

Most Americans are generations away from the family farm. As a child, I remember visiting my uncle

Ockley Green School

The Ockley Green Garden connects children with an understanding of how their food grows through hands-on learning experiences. In partnership with Growing Gardens, Ockley Green hopes to integrate the community with the garden program by establishing a robust Garden Committee, facilitating quarterly work parties, offering teacher support and curriculum connections, and conducting family outreach through Parent-Child workshops and enrollment in the Growing Gardens Home Garden Program.

Earl Boyles Elementary

The Earl Boyles School Garden enhances learning opportunities through hands-on garden based education, improving health, wellness, and the academic success of the children and their families. Supporting both adult and child education in the garden helps unite the school community. Students who participate in the Garden Clubs become involved citizens in their community, better equipped to work with others and solve problems. As a part of the existing Portland Parks and Recreation Community Gardens this garden space provides a natural gathering place for the community.

Prodigy Leadersip Academy

The five primary goals for our garden project are:

1. To teach essential life skills and support academic learning through the planning, planting, harvesting, preparation and cooking of the fruits and vegetables from our garden plot. We know that children learn more through active involvement in the learning process.

2. Create a school wide project that involves children ages kindergarten through 12th grade, teachers, parents, and community volunteers.

Goldsboro Elementary Magnet School

The goal of the garden is to increase awareness through:

Multicultural Magnet School

The goal of building this school garden is to integrate the garden as an outdoor classroom. This

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