Upper Elementary

Northwood Elementary

Students from the Chinese, ESOL, 2nd and 3rd grade classes have planted fruits and veggies that represent the school's international population and IB curriculum. Northwood has seven raised beds and an herb spiral.  Northwood's school garden was established in the spring of 2012. Northwood is hosting a FoodCorps service member (SY2012-2013), who is teaching garden/nutrition/food lessons with 3rd grade every week. Northwood hoste its first "Harvest of the Month" cafeteria taste test of an apple-crrot coleslaw featuring local, organically grown cabbage in December 2012.

Dillard Academy Student Garden Project

 The Dillard Academy garden is a place for students, their families and the community to enrich their minds and nourish their bodies.  The garden was started in 2007 by Ms. Cheryl Alston, with Wayne Food Initiative.  Wayne Food Initiative is a "...community-based local food systems initiative.

Shuman Children's Garden

 The Shuman Children's Garden is a quiet learning environment located within an urban environment.  The school is comprised of over 80% free and reduced lunch.  It is also located within a food desert in our city. One child, new to the schoo,l asked, "what is a garden".  It's days like this that let me know what we do is important.  The garden not only teaches children where food comes from and how good fresh food is, but we also incorporate all other subjects into it as well.  There is a section where we plant the 3 sisters-complete with fish heads- and tie it into history standards.

Union Hill Elementary School

 The Union Hill garden was established in 2011 and is ultilized by the third grade classrooms to enhance science skills, prepare healthy meals using fresh fruits and vegetables and engage in an enviromental service project through composting waste.

Johnson Street Global Studies

 Johnson street's elementary garden was planted in 2011, complimenting the Middle School garden that has been in use for several years prior. Third and fourth grade students use the garden to enhnace science inquiry skills, learn to prepare food using fresh fruits and vegetables and learn the cultural value of a wide variety of foods.

Fairview Elementary School

 Fairview's garden was established in 2011 and is utilized by the third grade classrooms to enhance science skills, prepare healthy meals from fresh fruits and vegetables and connect with local chefs who specialize in seasonal produce, Kindergarteners are now becoming involved in this sensory garden education,

Oak Hill Elementary School

Oak Hill's School garden was estabished in 2011 and is used by third grade classrooms to enhance science skills, prepare healthy meals from fresh fruits and vegetables and connect to the wider community through thier service learning projects. Students are working in partnership with the High Point Food Pantry to grow produce and vegtables seedlings for families in need.

Kirkman Park Elementary

This School garden was established in 2011 and is being used by second and third grade classrooms to enhance science skills, prepare healthy meals from fresh fruits and connect to the wider community though the Share the Harvest program. Studnets are growing fruits and vegetables year round  in 8 inground beds and have a newly planted fruit tree orchard

Innovations Learning Garden

 Students, teachers, and parents at Innovations Academy Charter School have rallied around building a strong foundation for our garden program the Innovations Learning Garden. Gardening is the perfect match for the project-based philosophy at Innovations Academy where students learn concepts from working with materials and researching solutions to problems as they arise. Students K-8 have been involved in the planning, designing and construction of the garden. Younger students will learn about the life cycles of various plants and what it takes to tend different kinds of plants.

NC Cooperative Extension- Guilford County FoodCorps Program

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension received a FoodCorps grant in 2011. At that time we were able to bring on board one service member to work with 5 title one Elementary  schools in the High Point area. We are working with Fariview, Kirkman park, Oak Hill, Union Hill and Johnsons street elementary. In 2012 we were able to bring on an additonal Service member and now are workign with 9 schools the new schools were Oakview Elementary, NorthWood, Allen Jay and Parkview Elementary. This year we have been conducting Harvest of the Month programs at the various schools.

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