Garden Classrooms

Our Community Charter School

The goals of the OCS garden are for students to learn the life cycle of a garden and to develop a hands-on connection with that cycle; and to learn a life lesson a garden is hard physical work (i.e. turning soil) but also requires a delicate hand (i.e. seed collection). It teaches them cooperation teamwork and the value of hard work. This grant will allow us to expand the number of raised beds and to begin 2 projects that would make the garden self-sustaining: seed collection and composting.

Ottoson Middle School

We want to create a self-sustaining open-access garden program while educating youth about growing and harvesting vegetables herbs and flowers. We also want to create a peaceful atmosphere and safe space for our youth and the community to enjoy.

Otay Elementary School

Otay's goal is to make the garden an integral part of the school program. The garden has grown from just being an adjunct activity to a program that is as integral part of the school program. Our goal is to impact our community and families through a strong program that empowers students to impress upon their families the importance of good nutrition and safe activities while learning academics skills like math and science thru lessons aligned to state standards experienced in a outdoor lab.

Orrington Elementary School

The Orrington Centennial School Garden fosters a deeper appreciation of how the natural world sustains us and gives every student at Orrington Elementary an opportunity to learn with all five senses. The school is committed to having students participate in all aspects of growing harvesting and preparing seasonal produce during the school year. The grant will help us promote environmental nutritional and social well-being in our school by allowing us to expand our taste education program.

Orr Elementary School

This grant will make possible the necessary supplies for a spring growing season and potentially an expansion of our schoolyard greening efforts.

Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School

This funding (in conjunction with the other grant for the Dearborn Middle School) will support the creation and expansion of gardens at two Boston Public Schools in the Dudley Square neighborhood. The goal of these projects is to create opportunities for experiential learning which deepen students' connections to healthy food and local food systems.

Oradell Public School

The goal of the garden is to teach students about where their food comes from increase student consumption of fruits and vegetables teach students the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables and use the garden as a tool to teach regularly taught curriculum.

Open Alternative School

This Garden Grant will make the following possible for Open Alternative School: (1) support the ability of the students and staff to clean and eat fresh picked raw produce inside the garden (2) allow students and staff easy and safe access to the lathe house worm box compost areas upon completion of repairs (3) improve and repair the structure of the lathe house and (4) extend the garden growing season to enable harvesting of tomatoes and basil in February.

Olivia Park Elementary School

Our garden goal is to provide our students and families with a safe healthy and inspired learning environment. We want our students and families to be active participants in our garden and benefit by enjoying the harvest and healthy eating at a time many of our families are financially struggling. This grant will allow our garden to continue to be self sustaining. Having a shed and tools of our own will help take our garden to the next level.

Oliver P. Lent School

The garden will provide easy access to fresh, healthy food for the students at Lent and their families. It will also serve as a place for community gatherings such as school-sponsored fairs and PTA or local group meetings. At least 7 teachers have committed to using the garden as an extension of their traditional indoor classrooms which will give students the opportunity for a lot of hands-on academic learning and lessons in self-reliance.

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