Garden Classrooms

Lacombe Composite High School

LCHS EcoVision Club has a community garden & is in the process of building our Lacombe Educational Aquaponics Foods System (LEAFS) project. The grant will allow us to achieve 3 goals with our garden & LEAFS project:

1) Enhance the educational experience of the students: Students have the opportunity to develop leadership skills, participate in agriculture courses, participate in curriculum enrichment (science experiments, fabrication & construction opportunities, social awareness, english essay opportunities &

Southwest Elementary School

One of these goals of the gardens at Southwest Elementary School is to help students see the connection between what they eat and where is comes from. As with most schools, our school has a high rate of obesity among our students. Gardening allows them to have a vested interest in what they eat, and allows them to sample food items they may not have tried before. A second goal is to get our students outside more so they become more familiar with the many ecosystems which surround them. Many of our students get very little unstructured time outside.

Leonardo da Vinci K - 8

It is the goal of the LdV PTC Learning Garden to expand throughout the campus, with the specific focus of implementing a standalone, school-wide cooking and nutrition enrichment program that incorporates Integrated Thematic Instruction and Common Core concepts, reflective of our school and communities rich diversity.

ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary

The goal of our garden is to improve our students, families, and community's health. The garden provides an opportunity for students to learn about nutrition. Watching fruits and vegetables grow increases the likelihood they will eat more fruits and vegetables, become more knowledgeable about nutrition, and develop ownership over their own health. Through gardening, students are given the opportunity to learn and explore. They can try new things and engage in hands-on learning and physical activity.

Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot 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.

Lewisville Elementary School

Our Lewisville Elementary School Science Garden was established through a Lewisville Neighbors Association and Lewisville Education Foundation to support Texas science standards. Students learn about nutrition, conservation, life cycles. The students plan and implement simple experimental investigations and collect information to help our plants grow. Ethics of team work, job sharing, respect, and responsibility are gained while improving our yield each year.

Elsa England Elementary

The goal for our grant is to reach all learners. It will provide a hands on approach to Science, physical activity, social emotional growth, and opportunities to provide cognitive growth that connects them to nature while maximizing learning for all types of learners. Our hope is to provide opportunities for problem solving, critical thinking skills, decision making skills and the opportunity for collaboration. The garden will be available for all students, parents, staff and community members. We expect to see an enthusiasm for learning and progress in academic achievement.

Newman Academy

The goal of this garden is to teach and inspire students at our school about living healthy lives through growing their own organic fruits and vegetables! In our modern, fast paced society, many students never see green growing things in their daily environment. Enabling our students to see these gardens in the classroom and through the curriculum will provide a constant source of inspiration and refreshment for students, acting as a powerful visible metaphor for growth and transformation.

Ann K. Snyder Elementary

At Snyder Elementary we are always striving to teach our students not only academics, but life skills as well. The goal of our garden will be three fold. 1. Encourage our students to eat healthy and to try new fresh foods. 2. Get our students outside to learn a new skill (gardening) that will keep them active and will enable them to continue this hobby throughout their life. 3. Teach students about responsibility when caring for living organisms.

KIPP Zenith

My goal is for our garden is my students to grow fresh vegetables that they may in turn open a mini farmers market for the community to help keep the obesity level within the families and community down. My students are all on free and reduce lunch, however when they get home, they are forced to eat quick unhealthy foods due to cost and several students are becoming obese for their age groups. It is my plan that the seniors and low income families in our schools community can take the food that we grow and use them in salads or in their meals to encourage healthy living.

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