Garden Classrooms

Garden Train

Garden Train was established in 2017 as the first ever district-wide school garden consortium in NYC, in district 15. Founded by Kathy Park Price, Garden Train is a public, district-based community group of parents, teachers and community members who nurture and oversee school gardens throughout our district.

Green Scientists

The Green Scientists is a garden based educational program. Its core purpose is to develop and expand on the concept of the outdoor classroom. 

Population served are predominantly people of color. 

The programs educational content is guided by culturally relevant pedagogy as well as the pedagogical approaches of Ken Robinson, Paulo Freire, Maria Montessori and Rudolph Steiner. 

La Scuola International School

La Scuola is an independent school that serves children from age 3 to 8th grade. Our unique program unifies three key elements: the International Baccalaureate PYP framework, the Reggio Emilia pedagogy, and Italian language immersion. Together, this trio creates a powerful mix of academic depth, inquiry-based exploration, and a joyful environment that celebrates beauty and discovery. Our mission statement is: Inspire Brave Learners to Shape the Future.

Garamanjaku

Project Garamanjaku is an after school program that serves for elementerly school students living in Okinawa, especially students from low income families. On weekends, we are planning to provide edible programs for kids and parents living nearby. Garamanjaku is originally a restaurant providing traditional okinawan healthy food with okinawan herbs, so kids sometimes cook and serve at the restaurant too. 

Gardopia Gardens

Gardopia Gardens mission is to teach communities the importance of practicing wellness in their daily lives. Through gardening we create an educated, healthy, and environmentally sustainable society. Gardopia Gardens was founded in 2015 by Stephen Lucke, a 25 year old college graduate who studeied biochemistry and nutrition.

Rootland School

I am a Gardening Teacher based in Mexico City. I am currently working in Rootland School, where my program serves about 200 children aged 2 -12, from pre-K to upper elementary.

 

Mission

To provide a learning atmosphere that encourages students to recognize and learn about the deep connections that exist between humans and the natural systems that surround us, how they feed us and sustain us and how all life in our planet ultimately depends on them.

 

Program objectives

Meals Program at Thaden School

Thaden School is a middle and high school located in the middle of the United States in Northwest Arkansas. Our goal is to offer an educational experience in which students discover the joy of learning and cultivate their potential under the guidance of masterful educators. Our facilities include a 1/2 acre teaching garden, greenhouse, teaching kitchens, and a chicken coop with a flock of laying hens. 

The Green Heart Project

The Green Heart Project (GHP) is a 501©3 non-profit organization that builds school garden programs in the Charleston area. With a high value placed on health, education, and building community, GHP pairs local volunteer mentors and students to grow school gardens through in-school and after-school programs, primarily in schools serving low-income populations. In doing so, it connects students to local food systems, while reinforcing academic standards, building interpersonal skills and cultivating community.

Donald Payne Sr. Tech

According to Joseph N. DiVencenzo Jr.,Essex County Executive, "The Essex County Vocational Technical High Schools of Technology offer our students a dynamic, first-class education that will provide them with the foundation for a successful future."  In September 2018, Essex County School of Technology Donald M. Payne, Sr.

Grow Your Mind Gardens

Our mission is creating a community garden to promote sustainability and healthy lifestyles through learning, gardening, and collaborating resulting in responsible stewards of the planet. Our garden program involves 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students, teachers, administration, and parents. The garden is used by teachers of all subjects and they incorporate into their curriculum.

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