Garden Classrooms

Woodside Learning Center

Since our students spend much of their time locked behind bars in tiny cells or enclosed classrooms we are addressing student needs by creating an outdoor classroom haven with an organic garden outdoor eco-space farm to fork meal plan and cross-curricular academic program. The garden will teach critical life skills in a hands-on outdoor setting linking lessons about food health culture environment responsibility and interdependence. And fortunately we are not starting from scratch; t

Woodrow Wilson Elementary

We would like to expand to include holistic health and wellness inquiry units (Healthy Me Got Dirt and Got Veggies Project Learning Tree). We would also like to expand with a storage shed permanent garden beds and aquaponics. We will continue to partner with community organizations and businesses and we will continue to integrate reading writing and math curriculum with hands-on projects.

Woodbridge Elementary School

Our goal is to have our students learn the sunshine state standards with a fun hands on experiences. We want them to use their nature of science skills to observe and explore the process of how vegetables and fruits grow and their life cycle. Our second goal is to introduce our students to new and nutritional foods.

Woburn Council of Social Concern Inc.

This project will make it possible to engage children in the experience of gardening. The majority of children in the program come from low income households who do not typically experience gardening. The knowledge earned by the children will encompass educational nutritional & social skills. If the harvest is large enough the produce from the garden will be shared among the children with the children's families and also shared with the clients of the agency's Food Pantry program.

Wissahickon Middle School

The garden at Wissahickon Middle School is one garden within the Wissahickon Garden Program. The program seeks to create a holistic tangible paradigm shift in our learning community towards sustainable "green" living healthy eating and mindful consumption of our food. This vision permeates our entire community from our administration teachers students staff and our community. Through our unified action in this program we seek to educate model and live the concept of "greener learning".

Wissahickon High School

To help us maintain interest in our garden program last year we began producing a cooking show which airs on our community access channel. "Wissahickon Cooks" is now in its second season and we are grateful to Whole Foods in North Wales for providing us their Healthy Eating Specialist who serves as co-host. Episodes can be viewed online at: http://www.wsdweb.org/page.cfm?p=1879 For this grant we are requesting funds to purchase a stabilizer for one of our cameras that we use on the show.

Winnequah School

The goal for the Winnequah Children's Garden is to provide a hands-on learning laboratory integrated with existing school curriculum that nurtures awareness of environmental sustainability issues; educates about food systems food quality and social responsibility; and fosters a sense of stewardship and community engagement.

Windsor STEM Academy

We would like the garden to be a soure of pride for students. Our school's overall theme focus is "Growing Pride." In gaining an understanding of gardenting and commiting to the garden students will grow pride in their school and community.

Windsor Forest Elementary SChool

We are hoping that our partners and this grant will allow us to add onto the number of raised gardens and build greater student participation with the care and maintenance of the gardens. A school garden will expose students to new experiences and healthier foods while building their sense of pride and accomplishment in themselves. These feelings will hopefully spread into the community.

Wilson Middle School

There is a large field owned by the School District that we are using for the garden. Currently I have six raised beds but we need more. I have purchased raspberry blueberry and blackberry plants that need to be planted. In addition to gardening we have four compost piles and I'm hoping to add vermiculture to recycle the food waste at School. As our garden grows we will need to get a closer water. What's really cool is she's teaching 200-250 students how to cook and enjoy the bounty.

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