Upper Elementary

Undecided

At this point, we aren't sure what type of program to embrace.

UT Elementary School Wellness Program

The UT elementary school is developing a new course in Health and Wellness studies for students in pre-K through 5th grades. The curriculum will include four components: Social and Emotional Learning, Nutrition, and Gardening and Cooking. A new cafeteria and teaching kitchen is being built. Garden plots for each classroom have been established. A new teacher will be hired in the next few weeks to develop the curriculum and start teaching it in August 2012.

Jackson Outdoor Classroom

The Outdoor Classroom at Warren T. Jackson Elementary includes 2 organic vegetable and herb gardens, a poliinator garden, a sensory garden, a nature trail with an outdoor teaching area and a woodland amphitheater.

Wesminster CCS - Watch Our Garden Grow!

I am the Executive Chef of the Westminster Community Charter School in Buffalo, New York.  It is a very low-income area and we have an 88% Free & Reduced lunch rate.  We have three chefs on staff, as well as 5 part-time employees.  We prepare fresh, from-scratch meals for about 500 children every day.  I took over the kitchen in 2010 and changed the lunchroom from a processed foods only kitchen to one that only prepares homemade and fresh foods.  We make our peanut butter and strawberry preserves, pizzas, granola, as well as every dish on the school lunch menu.

Riviera Elementary School Kids Garden

A beautiful 2000 sq ft garden, growing year-round, with vegetables, fruits, herbs, roses and wildflowers. Some high school students (former Riviera students) will be upgrading the garden for their Girl Scout Gold Awards and will add an educational area and school lunch waste composting project as well. 

Green Mountain Farm-to-School

 Green Mountain Farm-to-School is a nonprofit organization in Newport, VT whose mission is to restore and strengthen local food systems in Vermont by promoting positive economic and educational relationships between schools, farms, and communities. We do this by building school gardens, delivering local food to schools, and educating children about healthy food choices.

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