Upper Elementary

Sagamore Hills Elementary School's S.T.E.M. Garden program was developed to give our students the opportunity to put the knowledge gained in the classroom to work in a real world environment. Having them leave the confines of the traditional classroom and get out into nature has proven to be the optimal environment for the best hands-on, experiential learning to happen. Every component of our program not only correlates and compliments the state required curriculum but expands upon it, allowing our students' natural curiosities, imagination, and ingenuity to take flight.

The Union Elementary School Garden, located at a small rural school in Eastern Oregon began in 2015 when Head Teacher, Savana Pool planted a small pumpkin patch for the students. The students loved working in the pumpkin patch so much that we have decided to construct and install a full-fledged garden Spring 2016. This learning/experimental garden will include a greenhouse, fruits and vegetables, herbs, flowers, a reading garden surrounded by a small orchard and, of course, pumpkins. We are organic and use only heirloom and open pollinated varieties.

Grant High's GEO Environmental Science and Design Academy's mission is to teach youth how to create healthy and sustainable communities.

My name is Kenrick Mercado, and my sister’s name is Richel Hall. We both live in Richmond, but I work in San Francisco as a Chef, and Richel is a full-time student at Contra Costa College and a part-time Teacher Assistant at a parochial after-school program. In 2015, we established our after-school education program at San Francsico's Bessie Carmichael School campuses, the state's first bilingual Filipino public school.  Our program we created, is called Project Merienda, named after the Pilipino word for “afternoon meal.”