Garden Classrooms

Westminster Avenue Elementary School

Our goal is to build a Kitchen Shed to expand our limited cooking facilities. Our mission is twofold: to instill in our students a sense of responsibility for our planet and to help students create healthy eating habits. To that end we cook in the garden weekly using produce grown by the students. We plan to install solar panels on the roof of the shed for our electrical needs and rain barrels to use for non-potable purposes. We will use the Kitchen Shed for school & community purposes.

Westerville North High School

Our raised bed gardens (hoop houses) will serve as a model for our community. By incorporating hoop houses and fresh vegetables into our existing science curriculum we will enhance our science courses with real-world applications. Our international students will educate our students and community through with native food crops. We will demonstrate the potential of using season extension techniques so that students learn that gardening is not limited to the traditional summer months.

Western High School

By participating in the garden students will be able to learn science concepts as well as learn leadership team building problem solving communication and critical thinking skills. We also hope to develop future gardeners in that students will take home the skills from our project to create their own home gardens. We would also like to have a community source for fresh produce that will help make for healthier food choices as well as offer economic assistance through food pantry donations.

Westchester Hills School 29

Our goal is to develop richer interactive garden experiences for the economically disadvantaged and autistic children at School 29. We will expand educational opportunities by providing garden supplies and by constructing trellises which will increase the amount of produce in the 13 raised beds. Garden harvests will be used in raw lunches such as salads which will be prepared by students. Finally we will buy worm farms to teach students about composting and waste management.

Westchester Elementary

My garden goal would be to share the experience with even more kids and to bumper up the output. I would to get all the classes excited about nature science and growing. With more tools a compost container and an irrigation system students can possibly consider above ground hydroponic endeavors. This would allow them to really share what they know and what they grow. Gardening reminds them of making healthy choices and to consider healthy living.

West Union Elementary School

We want our greenhouse to be a source of environmental education for students and the community. We also want to grow food in the greenhouse to be used in the school lunch and breakfast program.

West Suburban Montessori School

Our goal is to be able to find the funds to continue our seedling activities in early Spring to be able to afford the supplies we need to have a prolific vegetable garden and vegetable food tastings for our children. We would like to be able to share what we are doing with our community as well. Our community will benefit by our example and we will be educating our young children about sustainability agriculture responsibility caring patience healthy living and healthy eating.

West Parish Elementary School

All K-5 students have two complete seed-to-fork experiences every year: Fall Harvest Day and spring Salad Days.

West New York Public School #4

The School #4 Wellness Garden provides a unique outdoor learning environment for students and teaching staff. Main purpose and goals are to: Introduce students to the science of agriculture and to teach them how to care for living things; Help students understand where food comes from and the importance of knowing the nutritional value of the food they eat; and Encourage students staff parents and community members to take pride in a successful community project.

West Hill Elementary School

Recently there has been a walkway created surrounding the school. I would like to beautify the "concrete" and bring back the nautral environment to the students. The students would be able to maintain a garden as well as connecting to the school. We would create a flower garden and butterfly garden for beauty and nature as well as a pioneer garden for learning. This project will be in addition to the revitilzation of the nature trail. My goal is to reconnect students with nature.

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