Upper Elementary

Mechanics Grove Garden of Wisdom

 Our organic garden will grow vegetables, flowers, bulbs, prairie grasses and fruits.  We will share our harvest with our local foodbank.  Our children consistently emphasize good health habits.  We are committed to healthy lifestyles.

Purple Asparagus

 Purple Asparagus is a Chicago based non-profit that educates children, families and the community about eating that's good for the body and the planet.

The San Francisco School

The San Francisco School is an educational community that both teaches our children with the future in mind and models all that we hope our children as adults will strive to create in society.

Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve

A pristine wooded canyon is protected in this 290-acre parkland near Merritt College in Oakland.

The park includes a self-guided trail focusing on the local Indian uses of plants. A brochure is available at the trailhead.

A teachers' trail guide is available online: http://www.ebparks.org/parks/leona#guide and provides additional context, history and tips for educators.

Coyote Hills Regional Park

Coyote Hills Visitor Center contains educational displays and exhibits as well as the Possum's Pocket Nature Store. The exhibits portray the Ohlone way of life, and include a tule boat constructed by park staff and volunteers using Native American methods. Other exhibits cover the park’s natural history and wildlife.

The Coyote Hills Visitor Center is open 10am to 4pm, Wednesday through Sunday

Garin Barn Visitor Center

The Garin Barn Visitor Center is open weekends between Memorial Day and Labor Day from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. It is designed to aide in interpretive programs and for the enjoyment of the casual visitor. The Visitor Center displays artifacts from the ranching and farming history of the Hayward area. There is a blacksmith shop, a tool shop and several ranching-related displays to explore. An interesting collection of antique farm machinery outside the barn augments the display.

Wilson Elementary School Kids' Garden

In our schoolyard garden and outdoor classroom, kids learn to grow and harvest foods and herbs.  They learn basics like how to dig, plant seeds, and identify weeds.  We harvest the crops and then deliver them to our cafeteria where they are served in lunch or on the salad bar.  We have garden club activities during recess each week in the spring and fall, and throughout the summer.

Tilden Little Farm

The Little Farm, Tilden Nature Area and Environmental Education Center in Tilden Regional Park offer many nature-related programs and activities for adults and children of all ages. At the Little Farm, kids can learn about and help feed farm animals

Naturalist programs and a visitor center offer many opportunities for discovery.

Programs including tending to the small organic garden, programs about planting crops, making cheese, pressing apple cider and other food related adventures.

Ardenwood Historic Farm

The East Bay Regional Park District in California has operated Ardenwood Historic Farm since 1985. The farm still grows the same kind of produce that was grown in the region in the last 100 years, utilizing agricultural practices from the 1870s to the present, demonstrating the transition from horse-powered to horsepower farming. The interpretive staff and volunteers, attired in Victorian clothing, guide guests through the Victorian house, demonstrate farm chores, and explain what life was like in the early 1900s.

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