Garden Classrooms

Smith Elementary School

The primary goal of the garden is to help students eat better. This grant will make it possible for the garden to produce healthy (and health-producing) fruits and vegetables. The grant will help to create an outdoor classroom where students can learn the importance of good food. The grant funds will be used to build a hoop-house so the students can grow in the garden year-round. This grant money will enable us to enhance the community by providing a beautiful productive and positive garden.

SMCISD School Age Pregnant and Parenting Program also Child Development Cente

Our gardening goal is to expand our gardening to include gardening in the active playarea. There would be 3 raised beds and areas to interact in the area. Our playground is adjacent to an area of our community with limited resources. Our neighbors access our area often outside of the educational day to develop family time.

Sir Alexander Mackenzie School

We would like to expand our garden so that more students can benefit from the learning experiences that a garden can provide..This year the garden allowed for a few classes to use the kale and sage in a Sprouting Chefs cooking program. Futhermore sunflowers added interest to the school grounds and another class harvested the garden from the summer veggies and herbs..The grant will allow us to build one or two new garden beds. Right now we only have one raised garden bed (12x4 feet cedar).

Silver Spur Elementary

Edible Education program for PreK - 5.  Garden Docent and Garden Teacher lead lesson for every class.  Weekly rotations by grade level.  Teaching standards based lessons in the Outdoor Classroom.  

Silver Lakes Middle School

The grant will allow for expansion of a fruit tree garden at another Broward County School continued growth in partnerships and valuable education to students about gardening as well as the value of locally grown fruit (produce) increasing horticulture - related skills and the valuable of fruit in maintaining a balanced healthy nutritious diet. Many hands-on gardening and education skills will be delivered to students to promote the need for locally grown food sources.

Shining Rivers Waldorf School

Shining Rivers Waldorf School's focus of our edible schoolyard is to provide educational experiences for our students where they have their hands in the dirt and eat their harvest. The project is also evolving into a Community Supported Agriculture program in order to grow a production garden and finance a permanent part-time Gardens Keeper position for the school to coordinate the gardens and teach classes. This grant will help us to integrate gardening into the everyday life of our school

Sherman Elementary School

The goals of the Sherman School Garden are to create a vibrant outdoor learning center that: .- supports both classroom learning and personal development.- enables students to grow and appreciate fresh wholesome foods .- incubates community and family ties and .- fosters appreciation of diverse cultures...We'll partner with local institutions nonprofits chefs and community volunteers to deliver enriching educational experiences that positively impact children their families

Shepardson Elementary School STEMs of Learning

Students gain knowledge about vegetables and fruits which may improve attitudes toward these foods and lead to healthier choices and a greater appreciation for how their food is grown. The garden creates an appreciation for teamwork,  patience and responsibility. Students are empowered by engaging in hands on learning and practicing scientific method.

Shaw Middle School

The garden goal at Shaw Middle School is to transform the garden from a 'passive' space used exclusively for an after-school program in the spring and fall into an 'active' multi-purpose space used by both the school and community on a year-round basis. To accomplish this we plan to build/purchase outdoor educational materials (signage chalk boards tables) season extending supplies (cold-frames hoop house) and youth appropriate gardening tools and outdoor storage.

Shaver Elementary School

Shaver has a food pantry on-site where there is very limited fresh produce the number one request from families. Shaver plans to engage the entire school in growing food for the food pantry so access to healthy foods will increase; the students will be more likely to eat the produce since they grew it themselves; and the families will feel less stigmatized about using the service since it will be a celebrated aspect of the school. The grant will also open up new possibilities for garden club.

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