Garden Classrooms

Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind

Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind teaches young people with little to no use of their eyes to use their other senses to plant, care for, and harvest garden vegetables and small fruits, some of which grow wild on our camp property, and then take them to the kitchen to create great meals.  Most teachers of children who are blind or have low vision do not have the time or resources to teach daily living skills like cooking to their students, and many parents are afraid to give their blind child a knife or something hot, and have no idea how to teach a blind person how to tell the differenc

Boca Raton Christian School

Boca Raton Christian School is a Green School. We currently have several gardens on campus, both vegetable and butterfly. The gardens are used to teach agriculture and the life cycle of the butterfly. We compost on campus and recycle many items, such as paper, plastic, cans, ink cartridges, chip bags, and Capri Sun. We are always looking for new ways to excite students about their environment and to learn ways to be good stewards of our environment.

Sherwood Montessori Garden-Kitchen Program

Sherwood Montessori's core values and mission are consistent with Dr. Maria Montessori's method of educating the whole child, while fostering a learning environment conducive to improving quality of life both locally and globally, maximizing each child's potential through ecological consciousness, mentor-mentee based teamwork and other life skills modalities. Dr.

McEvans School Garden

The Delta Health Alliance (DHA) Healthy Living project promotes school gardens and offers support to develop garden infrastructure and to facilitate the use of the 5th Grade School Garden Curriculum, which was created by DHA and other partners specifically for Mississippi’s growing season and aligned to state standards. 

Trigg School Garden

The Delta Health Alliance (DHA) Healthy Living project promotes school gardens and offers support to develop garden infrastructure and to facilitate the use of the 5th Grade School Garden Curriculum, which was created by DHA and other partners specifically for Mississippi’s growing season and aligned to state standards. 

Santa Fe School Garden Network

The Santa Fe School Garden Network is a group that helps support teachers, communities, and schools in northern New Mexico that want to provide gardening opportunities for our youth.  Partners include the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, Santa Fe Master Gardeners, Santa Fe Community College, the Acequia Madre Elementary School, La Familia, EarthCare and many more.

Little Apron Academy Gardens

Little Apron Academy Gardens works to ensure a valuable learning experience for the children we serve. The children are exposed to all aspects of the gardening process from preparing the bed to eating the harvest. Through this process the children gain real world knowledge about STEM subjects and the value of working in the gardens.

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