Garden Classrooms

Islands High School

An open garden with excellent drainage good growing media developed from the existing soil and a workable system of watering that would be simple is a goal. The garden would be safe and accessible to all students and classes as well as inviting comfortable and relaxing to be enjoyed during class at lunch and during down time. Diverse varieties of easy to grow plants that you might not find at the grocery and that will taste good when cooked in class or eaten fresh will be available.

Irma C. Ruiz Elementary School

Irma C. Ruiz Elementary has a long-standing investment and interest in the landscaping gardening and maintenance of our campus at 2410 South Leavitt in Chicago's Pilsen/Little Village community. Our investments have led our Garden Team to identify four main objectives for a school garden: learning health and wellness farming and community.

Interlochen Elementary School

This grant will enable students and teachers to share food in meaningful ways that build relationships and emotional connections using garden harvested or farm-fresh local food. It will also providing increased opportunities for educators and volunteers to model healthy behaviors and to provide enhanced nutrition education in the classroom and lunchroom. Utilizing the garden more as an educational space would open up many opportunities to positively engage with the students and school community

Inter-American Magnet School

The project goal is to teach students to be environmental stewards while learning strong science skills. The project will develop native organic gardens beginning as seedlings in the classroom and then planting on school property resulting in high quality native organic gardens. Students will demonstrate the practical application of scientific techniques. Students will learn how to address the constraints of gardening on public school sites and how to work with the broader IAMS community.

Ingleside Elementary School

The program will provide a platform for developing life skills and team building. The students will enhnace self-esteem learn/practice communication skills. This program will help build gross and fine motors skills. The program will promote healthy eating habits and help decrease stress. The program will also allow the students to give back to the community and develop relationships with the elderly in their community.

Ingalls Elementary School

The Ingalls garden has been a tool for learning and interaction but one key feature it lacks is amenities to make the learning experience more fun and successful. The grant would allow us to purchase benches and tables for the children to sit eat and write on and tools -such as chalk/white boards and microscopes for the children to examine plants and insects. By providing the funding for a friendly outdoor classrom the grant will make the garden more conducive to the commmunity.

Indiana School for the Deaf

The Indiana School for the Deaf serves children from around the state. The gardening program goal is to create a "home" garden for those students who reside in the dormitory. The garden will provide food for students to prepare for evening meals giving them a sense of accomplishment and pride in new skills learned...from garden to dinner table.

Indian Trail Elementary School

We plan to build on the success of the CPPW grant by furthering our relationship with local farmers the community and businesses to help incorporate sustainable practices. Grant Funding would allow us to maintain the current school gardens increase engagement with fresh fruits and vegetables and encourage community building. We have closely studied various garden programs including the Oklahoma Farm to School Program and have combined elements of it with the work we have begun in CPPW.

Indian Oasis Primary School

The Tohono O'odham have traditionally been dryland farmers so much of our cultural knowledge is agricultural. The school garden at the Primary School has already increased Tohono O'odham language and cultural activities including traditional foods planting songs and harvest activities. The grant will enable us to expand activities into the summer when the monsoon rains and Tohono O'odham traditions mark the traditional new year.

Ida A. Rankin Elementary School

This grant money will help to strengthen the current gardening program a great deal. It will enhance the experience for the students involved and greatly expand educational opportunities related to the garden both for the students enrolled in the gardening program and the school at large. The projects that will be undertaken with the grant money will also reach volunteers and parents strengthening the school community and the sustainability of the school garden program.

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