Garden Classrooms

N.Y.O.S. Charter School

Project Green goals are trying to get fresh fruits and vegetables in our cafeteria. We are also trying to .build an outdoor classroom. We have built a vegetable and fruit garden we are trying to build a native .landscape on what was a barren waste land although we don't yet have the right supplies to build and .maintain our gardens.

Muller Elementary Magnet School

We want to expand and add complexity and variety to our garden project. With this grant we can add 10 fruit trees to our garden purchase vegetable seeds and seedlings purchase 8 blueberry bushes 10 azalea bushes and create a floral art piece from an existing palm and grass island at our walker's and teacher entrance area and create an egret or other local birdlife topiary.

Muhammad University of Islam

We will use the garden as a teaching tool for science. We will cover some lessons of the plant kingdom; as well as how to provide our most basic need: food. Also the produce from the garden will be sold as a fundraiser for the financially struggling school every Saturday. Finally the garden will be used to uplift the spirit and appearance of the downtown community. Hopefully it will encourage others in the community to make improvements on their lot.

MSAD 17 Oxford Hills School District

Much of the MOney will be used to further the work being accomplished at Roberts Farm Preserve. Elementary Middle and High school students have worked together and separately to construct several raised beds and three high tunnel Hoop houses. The goal is to run programming at the site this summer and to continue to bring students to Roberts farm for experiential learning data collection to learn Gardening skills and to bring the Master Gardeners program in to educate along with nutrition ed.

Mountain View Montessori School

The school is working to develop a micro-economy greenhouse in which students will grow vegetables to meet a community need for fresh local organic produce in winter months. Students will learn how to grow foods and market what they grow to the community. The goals of this project are: 1. to teach critical thinking civic awareness problem solving and an understanding of each individual

Moultrie Middle School

Students will apply knowledge to grow vegetables from seeds to produce and be introduced to healthier eating habits by growing and cooking vegetables and herbs.The grant will increase fresh produce in free and reduced students homes through angel boxes which will send fresh produce students grew home with cooking instructions. Work in the garden will allow students to work in partnership with special ed students. We will expand reycling through increased compost of food waste from cafeteria.

Morningside Elementary School

Morningside Elementary's raised beds and a greenhouse make it possible to grow and harvest produce all year. Students usually make salads in order to sample their harvest. If we had a small mobile kitchen students could learn new and healthy ways to cook and eat (or drink) different crops. This learning tool would also give the children an opportunity for weighing measuring following multi-step instructions and working as a team while learning a lifelong skill.

Moore County Schools

This year marks an important transition as Moore County Schools takes full responsibility of its 12 school gardens which were built in collaboration with Communities in Schools FirstSchool Gardens program. The goal of this grant is as a last minute support for a few projects begun during this transitional time: projects include finishing Cobb Oven roof at West End Elementary School and over-hauling composting program at Aberdeen Elementary School.

Monticello Middle School

A goal is to establish community plots in the garden for families without their own land to grow food. We hope for community volunteers to become interested in the garden so that they can teach the students and therefore equip future generations with the knowledge to provide for themselves. Also community members who had a negative experience at school growing up could cultivate new more positive experiences as adults through the garden and help current students feel more excited and engaged.

Montgomery Middle School

Our goal is to expand our garden so that it will be utilized and admired by our entire school community not just students. The current garden is a source of fresh healthy ingredients for meals and snacks and is a platform for nutrition and health education. With expansion it will be a tool teachers can incorporate into science and math lessons a source of healthful food choices that students can share with their families and a peaceful place on campus for all school stakeholders to enjoy.

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