Garden Classrooms

Alfred B. Nobel Middle School

Our school is so happy since whole foods has adopted us. Our main goal is to learn about the important food crops and improve students nutrition. The lessons include vegetables fruits and nuts which are essential for meeting human nutritional needs. Crops are both studied from theperspective of commercial production and the home garden.The Horticulture classes allow the students to discover the importance of fresh food and allow them to make healthier food choices and keep the students active.

Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Here at Dreyfoos we see the potential of school gardens extending past merely producing food. Amongst high schoolers it will instill an appreciation for the process of plot-to-plate and encourage healthy eating habits and stewardship for the environment despite the urban surroundings. It will unite students across ages art majors and across the school district in a way that teaches skills and makes connections that will last a lifetime.

Alexander Hamilton Elementary School

The food garden at Hamilton will provide teachers the opportunity to use outdoor inquiry-based learning to teach children about: healthy eating nutrition the link between food production and the environment botany systems and cycles...In addition to academic goals the food garden at Hamilton will also provide student's the opportunity to: .a. experience accomplishment and ownership.b. gain a sense of place.c. engage in outdoor exploration .d. learn how to grow their own food

Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School

Bell has always wanted a vegetable garden to bring students and the community in touch with how the production of food and the environment are interconnected. The garden will provide an outdoor classroom and teaching tool to help our community: 1) understand in a tangible ways seasons affect vegetable growth; 2)learn the importance of taking care of the earth by showing how clean soil water and air help grow our food; and 3)stimulate a curiosity in different nutritious foods and healthy eating.

Aldo Leopold Elementary School

The vision of the Leopold School and Community Garden is to link our students families and neighbors with access to fresh food and a healthy community project. We believe that by engaging our community in this project we can improve neighborhood health relationships and school-community connections. Funds from this grant will contribute to growing a garden that will support combined educational nutritional and social programming for both our school and the community we serve.

Alamosa Elementary School

The ACG's main goal is to educate the students of Alamosa Elementary on the benefits of gardening. The free and reduced lunch rate is 82% demonstrating a need for gardening as a self-sustainable way of life. The school has committed to provide 10 hours of garden education for each of the 1043 students and the ACG is the main teacher for this curriculum. This grant will provide the capacity needed to expand our program such as tools and staff support.

Alabama School of Fine Arts

We would like to rebuild 6 4x10 raised beds in our school yard when theater construction is completed for our AgriScience students to utilize in their curriculum. We currently utilize the Jones Valley Urban Farm but with these beds we will have the fresh produce grown by our students once again for our school cafeteria. This produce teaches students where our food comes from and to eat healthy foods some do not know or have access to part of our Health & Wellness curriculum as well.

ACCESS Group, Inc.

Our garden goal with this particular project is a launch point for food and nutrition education for individuals with special needs for whom poor health choices have a greater impact than their typically developing peers. Project results may be incorporated into a nutrition/healthy lifestyles workshop that can be shared with parents and professionals who care for individuals with special needs.

Access Charter School

The goals of our garden workshop are as follows: to know specific tools and how to use them know how to use garden materials and other supplies appropriately and be able to maintain and take care of various fruits/vegetables/plants/flowers (i.e. amount of sunlight water soil and seasons).

The Schoolyard Garden at the Academy for Global Citizenship

Environmental sustainability roots AGC’s education in the natural world. We believe that learning in harmony with nature provides opportunities to understand the relevance of our education. Learning from natural processes is a powerful vehicle for teaching our students about the connection between their everyday choices and the health of the community, the environment, and themselves.
 

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