Garden Classrooms

St. Luke Catholic High School

Our goal this year is to create a three sisters garden. A three sisters garden consists of corn, beans and squash and/or pumpkin. These vegetables work together to grow well. The corn creates a structure for the beans to grow on. The squash and/or pumpkins create a natural weed barrier. The First Peoples grew their food like this. We offer Native Studies courses at our school and this garden will link with our program.

Eutaw Marshburn Elementary School

The courtyard garden is situated in a public elementary school in a very marginalized area of Baltimore. There is very little green space for children and families to learn about "growing" things. It is our hope that this garden will be a laboratory and an educational center for the parents of school children. It will be a way to learn about making healthy food choices.

Lincoln Middle School

The primary goal of the garden will be to teach the children the possibilities that exist for them at their literal fingertips. The second goal is more personal. As we expect the garden to start as a project for a special needs class or grade level, this will provide excellent hands on learning with a clear beginning middle and end. The links from the garden to core curriculum lessons will be direct and easier to plan and teach thanks to the outdoor experience. Finally, we anticipate this garden creating a learning link between our students with special needs and our mainstream students.

Briargrove Elementary

Our garden's goal is to bring learning outside and teach the wonder of nature. Our school is a candidate for the primary years programme of the International Baccaluaureate Organization. As a result, the curriculum is no longer taught in silos but integrated through the subjects. Per this new education model, the garden is an opportunity to not only observe and discuss science, but also to inspire writing exercises, art projects, talk about the geographical origin of the plants, math through measuring, and so on.

Castlebridge Public School

The Castlebridge Public School Gardening Project will provide meaningful, hands-on support for teachers, students and community members to realize the impact of growing fresh food. The school-wide gardening and outdoor classroom initiative in 2014, will build on the planning and learning undertaken by the school staff through the Ecosource-York University Sustainability Education program in 2012/2013.

We plan to build an outdoor learning garden with rock seating (for 30 students), native trees and shrubs. We also plan to build 3-raised beds in which to grow vegetables and herbs.

Bourne Public School

We would like to incorperate it with our feed the children back pack program so that kids are able to recieve a back pack full of food with some healthy vegetables and herbs.

Gulf Islands Secondary School

Main Goals: To provide farm to table education and experience to our culinary arts students at Gulf Islands Secondary School. To provide fresh, locally grown food for our school cafeteria. Other Goals: To provide a gardening education centre to be used by other departments within the school and Salt Spring Elementary School and Salt Spring Island Middle School (both within 500m of GISS) and to the community at large. To provide a summer garden education centre for the community and summer employment for an adult supervisor and a small number of high school students.

Ecker Hill Middle School

Our goal: Ecker Hill Middle School is planning on developing and maintaining a school garden as an integral part of the school grounds. This opportunity will give students practical experience on what it takes to grow fresh produce during Park City's growing season.
Gardening and plant-based learning allows students hands-on discovery. Gardening can be both stimulating and calming. The school garden environment offers a unique platform to help kids achieve learning goals that are recommended by the National Science Standards and our state and local educational bodies.

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