Garden Classrooms

Viejo Elementary

Our goal is to extend our garden so that our school can become a green school and not simply a school with a garden. We have seen the tremendous impact that the vegetable garden is already having and want to see that extended to include additional learning spaces around the perimeter of the school with fruit trees to create a small orchard, knowing that this will further the experiences and learning of the children. Many families at our school live in apartment dwellings where there is little to no space available for gardening of any kind.

Garfield Elementary

Garfield is a Title 1, Spanish/English dual immersion school, with 54% of students Hispanic, 43% English Language Learners, and 73% on free or reduced-price lunch. The GOALS of the Gecko Learning Garden (Huerto Educativo “Gecko”) are social, academic and health-related. COMMUNITY BUILDING: Gardening activities, during and after school, will promote cross-cultural collaborations – eroding language barriers as families work side by side.

Edgar Murray Elementary

Our goal is to use our Edible Learning Lab as a tool to promote healthy life choices. With hydroponic towers and a small greenhouse, our planting season will be extended, offering students garden based learning opportunities throughout the entire school year. 

Students will also have the opportunity to build leadership skills using The 7 Habits of Happy Kids:

1) Be Proactive: Build life skills and offer healthy food options to community members through the “Backpack Program.”

2) Begin with the End in Mind: Set goals.

David A. Ellis 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.

Cornelius Hedges School

Last April, 2014, we built our garden with the help of community volunteers, Montana Conservation Corps volunteers, teachers, and students. We fundraised to be able to purchase lumber, soil, and a fence for our 25ft x 35ft garden, which includes 6 raised beds, 1 for each grade level.

We are requesting additional grant funds through the Whole Kids Foundation, so that we can transform our garden from merely beds of dirt, to an interactive, fully-functioning outdoor classroom to be utilized by all teachers and students at Cornelius Hedges Elementary.

Higginson/Lewis K-8 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.

Sequoia Elementary

We plan to continue to deepen children's understanding of where our food comes from, develop healthy eating patterns, and grow our understanding of plant life cycles. We will create an opportunity for student understanding of the systems that support all life, including watersheds and their effects on the food we grow and depend upon; the importance of building healthy soil; and establishing a sense of ownership and responsibility toward a sustainable ecology where students can continue to enjoy healthy and delicious fresh fruits and vegetables they grow themselves.

Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm

Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm (SWSF) is a not-for-profit, preschool through 12th grade school in Sonoma County, California. We are one of the only schools in the U.S. with a working Biodynamic farm that is integrated into the curriculum (preK-12). At the farm, students have the opportunity to learn many basic skills that are rapidly becoming lost in today's industrialized society.

Hickory Grove/Sharon Elementary

Our garden goal is working with the community to create an exploratory garden where hands on activities, exploration and observation by our students results in learning opportunities in math, science, reading, social studies, and the arts. This grant will make it possible for the children of our school to interact with the community. Students will be not only be learning to grow and nurture seeds into flowers and food, but will also learn the importance of teamwork and sharing.

Leschi Elementary

A main objective of Leschi’s school edible garden is to instill a love of learning by inspiring students to be creative, observant and collaborative. Each plant in our garden plus the insects that reside in it provides a powerful dynamic laboratory full of hands on learning opportunities. Our goal is to enhance science and language arts education in the classroom by connecting them to lessons in Leschi’s edible garden. Students, through employing all their senses, will learn and connect meaningful experiences to what they must achieve in academics by the end of the school year.

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