Garden Classrooms

Valley Springs Elementary

Our primary goal is to promote and support healthy and sustainable lifestyles in our community and schools by teaching students and families how to grow and prepare healthy food.

Salazar Elementary School

School gardens have always been effective tools to teach young people about agriculture, eco-systems, nutrition, and food safety. The first goal is have students work towards starting the city

Burlington High School

Together, the Burlington School Food Project (BSFP), students, and staff are re-envisioning the campus at Burlington High School. Currently, we have 11 raised beds, 3 in-ground plots, a functioning greenhouse, and a new tool shed thanks to partnership with the Burlington High School Boosters Club (go seahorses!). In the spring we hope to both streamline our gardens and create a much larger half-acre production farm. The farm will be based on principals of permaculture, and will be developed as part of a hands-on certification course through Yestermorrow Design Build School.

Sand Hill Venable Elementary

Our hope with this garden project is to integrate garden care and use into our

everyday curriculum. Each grade, K-5, will be assigned a small garden plot. Each grade

level will be responsible for the upkeep of their garden plot and those grade level teachers

will incorporate the garden into science, literacy, math and writing lessons throughout the

school year.

The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project distributes a wonderful weekly

newsletter which includes literature, activities, recipes and journal topics to incorporate

McNicol Middle School

Students will help to plant, care, water and harvest the fruit from the trees planted in the Tropical Fruit Tree Garden. In addition, the students will participate interactively in a horticultural and nutritional orientation. There will be an opportunity for other educational / information workshops conducted by the Rare Fruit and Vegetable Council of Broward (County) and the nutritionist at the nearest Whole Foods Market will put on a session for both teachers, administration and students.

City Garden Montessori Charter School

We want the garden to double as an outdoor classroom that supports the Montessori Philosophy that our school embodies.

Coral Cove Elementary

The goal of my garden is to involve children in hands-on participation with the planting, cultivation/maintenance, harvesting, and delivery of produce to the community. Nutrition and health awareness are also important components. Organic gardening techniques including composting with produce from our school cafeteria will be used to promote environmentally responsible methods.

Brook Knoll Elementary School

The goal of the Brook Knoll Life Lab is for students to see the relationship between the lifecycle of plants, caring for the garden, harvesting vegetables and how these things affect them, their food and their health. We want them to see the great value of the Earth and what it produces in their lives. But, our efforts go beyond that and this grant would not only make this possible but would also allow us to continue to contribute to the larger community. First, we donate food for school lunches, helping the school district provide healthier food to its students.

Brier Creek Elementary

The goal is to provide an outdoor learning environment and educational program that builds a healthier generation of American children. The Third Grade National Common Core Curriculum (NCCC) addresses the fruit/veg garden. We are creating a garden program that is self-sustaining based on NCCC. Brier Creek

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