Garden Classrooms

Camelot Intermediate School

The goal of our gardening project is to teach youth to utilize their resources, understand how to care for the environment, and create a sustainable garden that provides for the needs of those around them; all while learning about nutrition and healthy lifestyles and the science behind gardening. This grant will help our youth gain an in-depth understanding of the importance of conservation and sustaining plant life, through hands-on educational experiences.

Hawthorne Elementary School

Hawthorne's school mission is to continue fostering academic excellence through collaborative efforts of staff, parents, volunteers, and students. Our school will be a neighborhood center that provides a sense of community, safety, stability, and resources for many family needs. We are committed to guiding and inspiring students to become productive and valued members of our community. Our goal is to help students realize their potential and to establish a solid foundation for their futures.

Stanton Elementary School

Stanton's garden is 6 years old. We wish to partner with CNGF/ the ELSEE model so we can effectively teach urban farming, and nutrition education in the garden. Working with CNGF/ELSEE will assure our garden's future as a eco-teaching laboratory and a source of healthy food. The lesson plans CNGF/ELSEE has developed cover the California science standards by grade and the Environmental Education Initiative that will take effect in California schools in 2014.

Downtown College Prep

80% of our student at Downtown College Prep qualify for free or reduced lunch programs. We have started an environmental science program at DCP with help from CNGF. We plan on collaborating with CNGF on our senior projects for our new environmental science class. We have already started a garden project this year and hope to expand the number of beds available for planting. We also have a garden club. We need more beds to support the maximum numbers of students in the club. This grant will fund new garden plants, mulch and materials.

Ruby Bridges Elementary School

Ruby Bridges's garden is 6 years old. We wish to partner with CNGF/ the ELSEE model so we can effectively teach urban farming, and nutrition education in the garden. Working with CNGF/ELSEE will assure our garden's future as a eco-teaching laboratory and a source of healthy food. The lesson plans CNGF/ELSEE has developed cover the California science standards by grade and the Environmental Education Initiative that will take effect in California schools in 2014.

McKinley Elementary School

The school garden program at McKinley officially began in 2010 with the construction of raised beds and the  development of a standards based garden curriculum. Since then, the garden has served as an outdoor classroom and living laboratory for 3rd-6th grade students emphasizing science, english, nutrition, and environmental stewardship.

P.S. 152, The Dyckman Valley School

Our main goal is to increase plant-based foods in children

William Dick School

Communities In Schools of Philadelphia proposes to establish an urban garden at William Dick School. Urban gardens provide fresh produce and plants as well as satisfying labor, neighborhood improvement, sense of community and connection to the environment.

June Jordan School for Equity

June Jordan School for Equity has an existing but underutilized garden. This funding will enable the school to continue its participation in the Schoolyard to Market program and thus ensure fuller use of their site. They will perform hands-on work in the school garden, take field trips to the farmers market and local farms, learn from market experts, and sell their produce at the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers Market.

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