Garden Classrooms

Eagles Landing Middle School

. Our garden has been a growing and expanding central focal point of our school for the last three years. What we are doing this year is expanding into a productive and producing garden that not only is aesthetically pleasing, but also producing a useable resource in a healthy manner. We have proposed to have a hydroponic vegetation garden within our outdoor classroom. We would like to purchase 5 EZGro garden sets to allow for a compliment and learning center to our now being built raised bed gardens. We started our gardens for vegetation with a ground based raised bed garden set up.

Independence Middle School

My main objective is to create a sustainable vegetable garden that can be used by the entire school as engaging place to learn, read, experiment, etc. For example, I envision the garden to be a place where classes can come observe, experiment, measure, calculate, and inspire. We have several obstacles to making this goal possible, 1) stable & environmentally sound watering technique, 2) expense of garden basics (dirt needed to expand the raised garden beds, plants, and organic pest/fertilizer options), 3) seating to allow for an outdoor classroom environment and reading oasis.

Highland Oaks Middle School

The 'Acorn to Oak' gardening project is designed to introduce students to the concepts of sustainable gardening. We anticipate the project to yield increased student achievement, foster collaborative partnerships between community leaders and partners and Highland Oaks Middle School and create a transitional pathway for students interested in agricultural and ecological resource management to our partner high school.

Kyrene Aprende Middle School

The goal of our on-campus garden is to create a creative, interactive, and unique learning opportunity for our students. The garden is maintained by our after-school club, Aprende Grows. With this grant, our club members will be able to further explore and research agriculture. Furthermore, the members will be able to plant and harvest more varieties of fruits and vegetables; many of which they had never before tasted or experienced.

Coulson Tough K - 6 School

We have a 3-year-plan to reach our goal of creating a garden area that will enhance and extend the learning in our classrooms providing a variety of opportunities to apply knowledge in a hands-on, real-world setting. Objectives in math were taken into consideration during the design process so that our students who are learning about area and perimeter will have a place on campus to practice those skills. Composting and vermiculture in will bring to life the science objective of how soil is made through decomposition.

American International School of Utah

American International School of Utah is a new Public Charter School. I would love to help the students start a garden and to learn how to care for the garden. I would also like them to learn how to use the items they prepare and learn the science of plants. Our school is a K-12 school. Its doors opened today 9/2/2014 for the first time. We are located in the old 49th street Galleria Building in the heart of the Salt Lake Valley. We are a technology based school. I want students to also have a love of the earth and gardening.

IDEA Edinburg

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Edinburg RGV proposes to create a Garden to Table Culinary Art Program designed to provide hands-on opportunities for students to learn about sustainable living practices. Club members & their families will become experienced in gardening and will be active in the harvest, composting and recycling of much of the foods used in the program. The seeds planted and harvested by those participating in Horticulture will be passed on to those club members who are in the Culinary program.

Lanier Middle School

Sustainable Agriculture: Creation/expansion and planting of raised-bed organic vegetable garden and composting in the school courtyard.This courtyard is maintained by students, parents, and wider community and is used as an outdoor living classroom. It has various ecosystem and students connect their learning through various classes and after school Eco-Club. Students understand the importance of growing locally and eating healthy at school and at home through this hands on project.

Sutherland Secondary School

The Edible Garden Project is partnering with the North Vancouver School District to develop an innovative outdoor classroom and revitalize under-used school land. Our goal is to transform one-third of an acre of lawn into a "schoolyard market garden". The garden will be managed by the North Shore Neighbourhood House's Edible Garden Project, sell produce grown to sustain operations, invite classes to participate in the garden and learn outdoors, and engage the community with events and volunteer opportunities.

Highlands Intermediate School

The goal of the Highlands' Aquaponics Garden is to engage 100% of the student population in activities that address sustainable farming systems so as to lessen Hawaii's 90% dependency on imported foods and to help diversify Hawaii's economy. Students will be involved in activities that address community health issues, such as senior nutrition, through service learning projects. Students create hydroponic systems for seniors to grow tomatoes, lettuce, green onions, and other easy-growing vegetables.

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