Upper Elementary

Grassland Elementary School

The goal of the Grassland garden is to provide an outdoor living, edible and nature-based learning environment and outdoor classroom opportunities for our school children. We envision a place where school children and teachers will have a pleasant outdoor space to conduct learning activities during the school day.

Glen Oaks Elementary School

Our primary goal is to expand and sustain an existing school garden located at Glen Oaks Elementary school in Fairfield, Alabama. This garden is used by students in the Better Basics HOPE Community Learning Center program in the afternoon and is accessible to students and teachers throughout the school day.

Our garden instruction seeks to increase students

General Wolfe Elementary School

1. We want to increase the number of planter boxes for classroom 'crops.' 2. We want to continue vegetable crops in a garden near the gymnasium building 3. We want to create a safe, better access garden near the annex and tennis courts. 5. With all day kindergarten, we would like more tactile and naturalized spaces 6. We would like to add Rain Barrells for easier watering 7. We introduced winter crops Goals: 1. More locations to grow

Equestrian Trails Elementary

Our main goal for wanting to start a garden at Equestrian Trails is to guide children on how to connect with nature and teach them how to live a healthy and active life.

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Elmhurst Community Prep

The goal of this garden is to increase food access and nutrition information for the students of ECP and the East Oakland community. The garden provides an interactive learning space where classes and after-school programs can incorporate biology and food justice lesson plans. In addition, the garden creates a safe and comfortable environment where students are encouraged and excited to learn about new, healthy foods and the ways in which they are grown. This space also welcomes student families and general community members to participate.

Eiber Elementary School

Over 90% of Eiber elementary students are eligible for federally assisted lunch and many live in apartments or motels. An immediate goal is providing these children, their families and other Eiber residents with healthy food, outdoor activities, exercise, and the development of gardening and cooking skills by pairng them with community volunteers who have these skills and/or available tools and resources.

Eastern Greenbrier Middle School

The overarching goal of our gardening program is to help our students internalize nutrition and healthy eating habits by teaching them about growing fruits, vegetables, and herbs. When students watch their food grow from seed they grow curious and are more likely to try what they have grown. By learning more about fresh fruits and vegetables it is our hope that students will internalize wellness and build an awareness about how what they eat affects their body's ability to function. In order to do so, we have set up several smaller goals.

Diggs-Latham Elementary School

The goals of this garden are to create a sustainable teaching tool that allows children to appreciate the earth while learning other subjects; to enlighten children about growing their own food; and to inspire them to grow the food that they enjoy, especially foods grown easily in our region. Having fun while learning how to manage their resources will increase children's interest in the project. The extended goal is to increase school volunteering by having the garden as one means by which parents and community may be involved in the elementary school.

David Kejick School

The goal of our garden project is to revitalize the old community garden and make it vibrant and productive again. Because of the size of the garden and the clay-based ground it sits on, we would like to build garden beds to house the plants. This would provide a better source of nutrients and a nicer base for the plants. As well, it would make it much easier to weed, as the existing garden is huge. We have quite a few community members that are interested in gardening, and many of them volunteer their time during the summer to help with the care and the upkeep of the garden.

Cutler Ridge Elementary

The goal of having a garden at Cutler Ridge Elementary School would be to help students become aware of the existing ecosystem in the state of Florida, its diversity and interdependence and recognize that it is a habitat for many forms of life. For many children growing up in urban communities, uniting with nature means looking out a window. Students are potentially missing out on what research communicates to us. Research tells us that active, outdoor learning can help students become smarter as they live happier and healthier lives.

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