Upper Elementary

belle haven elementary

This garden will mainly support science and nutrition for all of our TK-8th grade students at Belle Haven. Additionally, it will support literacy, math, art and social studies for all classroom teachers. An edible school garden will provide a place where children, and the community, can learn about and interact with nature, while learning the values of growing organic food locally. In the academic sphere, the program will incorporate science curricula, interdisciplinary studies, and gardening and maintenance activities, serving as a living laboratory and extension of the classroom.

Noble Elementary

Our goal is to inspire a personal connection between students and the plants and crops that fuel their bodies, clean the air and create a healthy environment for wild animals that live in our suburban environment. Often, children do not know where the food they eat comes from. Growing fruits, vegetables, herbs, etc, allows them to experience the magic of growing crops from seed or seedling.

PS 98

The WITS Tower Garden will be the primary feature of the WITS Green for Kids program, with the goal of increasing environmental awareness and develop sustainable practices in public schools. Because the Tower Gardens are mobile, students can connect to nature anywhere in their school, year-round. The Tower Gardens will be featured in the WITS Green Labs, hands-on educational classes on sustainability topics; used to support the WITS Culinary Labs; and also made available to teachers for use in their curricula.

Elmwood Elementary School

Elmwood’s school garden will offer a dynamic setting to integrate science, math, reading, environmental studies, art, nutrition and health, while nurturing community spirit and cultural appreciation by building connections among students, teachers, families and organizations.

New Hope Elementary

Our garden helps us achieve two important goals: education and nutrition.

Beverly Farms ES

Our school is taking its initial steps in planning and designing its garden. We believe that a school garden can bring many benefits and learning opportunities to our kids and to our community.

Deerfield Park Elementary

We have had a garden for 2 years but have run out of funds. We use our garden to promote healthy eating and environmental education. We also use the garden to help students learn responsibility. The students plant, tend, water and harvest all the vegetables.
In addition we use our garden to teach life science. Classes go at scheduled times with their science journals to track progress, and learn about the process of growing plants.

Mather School

CitySprouts gardens are a vital resource for children's health and learning. When teachers bring classes to the garden, children see difficult concepts come to life in a rich sensory environment. In this way the garden promotes academic engagement across the curriculum. The garden also connects children to the food they eat and empowers them to make healthy food choices. By planting and harvesting fruits, vegetables and grains, children develop a taste and appreciation for nutritious food.

Whidby Elementary

Whidby Elementary is a health science magnet school. Gardening, nutrition,and health is part of the school culture and curriculum! Urban Harvest is partnered to help grow the school community garden and outdoor classroom. The grant would make it possible to have a greatly needed garden shed and to expand the garden! To grow the school gardens, Whidby needs adequate and secure storage for garden tools and outdoor cooking materials.

McKinley Elementary School

Our school created the “Octopus’s Garden” in 2007. We installed nine raised beds, trees, a path and a large mosaic of an Octopus that enhances the beauty of the garden.

The garden's broad mission is to help students appreciate nature and understand how food is produced. Each raised bed is reserved for a specific grade level, and one bed is earmarked for the Alchemy restaurant cooking Class. Two beds are used by the Garden Club. The garden also contributes to McKinley's zero waste program by composting the cafeteria vegetable waste.

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