Academic Classrooms

Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society

 The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley brings together researchers, organizers, stakeholders, communicators, and policymakers to identify and eliminate the barriers to an inclusive, just, and sustainable society and to create transformative change toward a more equitable nation.

Santo Domingo Edible School Garden

The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health is implementing an innovative and holistic nutrition-focused initiative to promote access to nutritious foods and healthy development for American Indian youth, families, and communities.

Boulder Elementary School

 At Boulder Elementary School 72% of the students in Kindergarten through 6th grade qualify for free or reduced lunches (2011 OPI data). Also according to a recent article in USA Today, today's youth are spending on the average 53+ hours a week in front of electronics of some sort. Obesity rates relate to this sedentary trend, shown in statistics from 2007 Montana had 25.6% of youth that were overweight or obese.

La Plazita Gardens

Garden Education, Entrepreneurship, Local Food Producation, Senior Projects, Service Learning.

Students for Environmental Sustainability

SES (Students for Environmental Sustainability) is a year old organization started by students at Kennesaw State University outside of Atlanta. The purpose of this organization is to develope a sustainable model of local food production and distribution in an urban environment. 

 

Kua O Ka La Public Charter School

Vision:
Kua O Ka Lā has adopted the concept of `Ke Ala Pono – The Right Path – to describe our goal of nurturing and developing our youth. We believe that every individual has a unique potential and that it is our responsibility to help our students learn to work together within the local community to create a future that is pono – right.

Mission:
To provide students of the Puna and Hilo communities with a quality education that addresses their distinctive learning styles in order to enable them to become contributing members of society.

Crim Fitness Foundation

 The Crim Fitness Foundation is a dynamic organization dedicated to building healthy habits and lifestyles in the Flint community. FoodCorps Service members work alongside other Crim educators for a multifaceted approach to healthy lifestyle education for students in Flint Public Schools. FoodCorps supplement the diversity of our program particularly by engaging students in garden-based education, but also do cooking in the classroom and promotion of healthy foods within the Flint Public School food program.

 

Prescott Farmers Market

The Prescott Farmers Market is a non-profit farmers’ cooperative organization, that operates three markets in the Prescott area. In addition to the markets, PFM supports schools in garden construction and maintenence projects through their school garden grant program and hosts a FoodCorps service member. In partnership with PFM the service member teaches nurtition and supports school garden programs in local schools while working with community partners to increase Farm to School programs in all three school districts.

 

White Rock Montessori Discovery Garden

 The White Rock Montessori (WRM) Discovery Garden Program offers an outdoor classroom that opens doors to learning, enabling children to discover the true value of organic farming and the benefits of living close to nature. At WRM, opportunities abound for students to receive a whole and balanced education. Environmental studies are integrated into a variety of areas in the student’s daily work.

ISU Extension and Outreach - Black Hawk County

 

 

ISU Extension and Outreach is committed to "Making a Difference for Iowans." Through research-based education, they grow businesses and strengthen communities, support a safe, sustainable, and affordable food supply, help Iowa become the healthiest state in the nation, and prepare young people for the future.

 

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