Garden Classrooms

Norwood Elementary School

The goal of our garden project is to foster the reconnection of our students to the land as the source of their food. We will teach our students to be advocates for healthy eating by learning to prepare the foods they grow through first-hand gardening experience. Families in our community do not have access to affordable fresh produce and this project will not only be able to provide this for them but will also help to foster a deeper sense of community connectedness to each other and nature.

Northwestern High School

The grant would build relationships between children and the community. It would provide vegetables for members of the community. It would also bring awareness about the positive things the church is doing in the community towards strengthening the outreach that the church does.

Northport Public School

This grant will provide a new opportunity for the Northport community that will initiate a school garden program and provide the foundation for increased hands-on food and nutrition education as well as meaningful relationship-building among students teachers and community members. Our garden goal is to build a sustainable garden space to learn which will help to connect students' isolated academic experiences and the rich farming and food traditions of Northwest Michigan.

Northpointe Academy

Our goal is to reconnect students and our community with nature and where their food comes from. We also strive to connect youth with opportunities to build their career through gaining skills in the green economy. We will use this grant to advance our students ability to access local food and to deep their education of food through gardening. We see this as part of a strategy to advance the urban agriculture movement in Detroit and to help build a local economy in the city.

Northeast Elementary School

There are many who can benefit from and appreciate the beauty of school gardens but flourishing gardens take years to become well established. Gardens also require a dedicated and knowledgeable gardener to remain useful and beautiful over time. Our goal is to maintain an infrastructure that supports school gardeners over time while maximizing as many avenues of participation for as many participants (students teachers parents cafeteria custodial staff and community volunteers) as possible.

Northbrook Junior High

Students will have the opportunity to learn life science problem-solving and mathematical concepts in a _real world garden classroom. They will have a hands-on connection to the food cycle and will be able to participate in sustainable agriculture. They will play a role in the garden's development and maintenance helping to develop a sense of responsibility and initiative and an interest in plant biology and have a chance to eat the fruits of their labor in the cafeteria.

North Wood R-IV Elementary

The garden will provide an opportunity for 4th and 5th grade students to learn how to grow and prepare healthy food. The harvested produce will be utilized in the school cafeteria for school lunches where meals are prepared fresh daily. The garden will also provide a therapeutic activity for students engage parents and families in learning about gardening and sell excess produce to raise funds for the garden and other school supported projects teaching students about marketing and business

North Vancouver Outdoor School School District 44

Our goal is to produce a learning garden. This project will provide a new learning environment for the students and the teachers who visit NVOS. It will provide the opportunity for lessons to be developed which are experiential and can be used as templates for other learning gardens in the School District of North Vancouver. It will provide school aged students young adults and adults the opportunity to contribute to the production of food.

North Star Elementary School

We have never had a garden at North Star though many members of the garden committee have experience with gardening at their respective residences. We have researched other schools in our district that have successfully implemented gardens to give ourselves further background knowledge. We have also received information and guidance from the

North Miami Elementary School

My ultimate goal is to have an edible garden accessible to each grade level. We currently have an edible garden in the Pre-K courtyard. A wooden raised-bed edible garden is in process for the second grade. Using this grant I want to create several concrete block raised gardens near the Science and Math labs accessible to all other students. Working with the grade-level chairpersons as well as our Math Writing and Science coaches we will incorporate the garden into daily lessons.

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