Garden Classrooms

CTC School Garden

 CTC School Garden has been developed to expand Environmental Education within our school. We serve students with special needs from pre-k to 21 on 2 campuses. Through fundraising, grants, community support and a partnership with "My Local Garden" we have been able to develop a school garden. We are now in the process of supporting our staff in the development and implementation of Environmental Education through our garden. We are also working on the development of educational and sensory environments that enhance the learning environment for our students.

Grant School Garden & Nutrition Education Program

The Grant School Garden is a hands-on, nutrition based program designed to teach students the fundamentals of nutrition through gardening and cooking.  Our program has been very successful in introducing new foods to students and demonstrating fun ways to prepare seasonal foods.  We are looking to integrate this program into the school curriculum and expand upon the many possibilities.  Getting parents and staff fully on board is our goal, as the teachers and the students love the program and are very much on board.  We are always looking for support and creative ideas.  Let us know what yo

East Fort Worth Montessori Academy

 East Fort Worth Montessori Academy's Outdoor Learning Environment is a rich combination of learning gardens and produce gardens. Our children are immersed in a variety of plants and animals to enrich their learning experience. The Outdoor Environment contains a walking meditative labyrinth, a butterfly garden, a rose garden, a pond, as well as goats, chickens and rabbits. The production gardens are in progress with a number of projects making headway with the ebbs and flows of nature.

Zapt, Zab! O projeto do Patio Escolar Comestivel

The Zapt, Zab! project was inspired by the Edible Schoolyard program, thinking about creating and connecting a beautiful school garden to the kitchen. Involving and teaching the kids about ecological principles in the easiest form there is: through a garden! We believe that, by this way, kids living in urban areas get the chance to reconnect to natural cycles and be awaken to respect, care, love and perceive the importance of every little thing that exist.

Marina Orth Foundation School Garden Project

The Marina Orth Foundation Created a project on 2013 to fit with their existing Step by Step Project which focuses on English, Technology and Leadership.

One of the original purposes of the Step By Step Project was to promote the development of skills in our students to give them the necessary characteristics to compete in today’s society. With this in mind, the School Gardens project will fit with our existing educational objectives and will also promote understanding of how to care for the environment and use it in a sustainable manner.

100 Seeds of Change

The Social Justice Learning Institute has developed the "100 Seeds of Change" Food System Initiative - a comprehensive, city-wide plan to create 100 urban gardens at homes, local schools, city parks and other locations with city youth & community members. The goal of this initiative is to transform Inglewood into a healthy living community by empowering residents to collaboratively be active in growing their own food in a local network.

Petaluma Health Center Garden

 We are a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides primary medical care, mental health services, dental care, health education, and community fitness classes to residents of Petaluma, Rhonert Park, Cotati, Penngrove and the surrounding areas. We are organized as a private, non profit corporation and governed by a consumer and community led Board of Directors.

FoodCorps Connecticut

FoodCorps is a nationwide team of leaders that connects kids to real food and helps them grow up healthy.

Mission
Through the hands and minds of emerging leaders, FoodCorps strives to give all youth an enduring relationship with healthy food.

Fayetteville Public Schools

 Fayetteville Public Schools has 9 existing schoolyard gardens throughout the district. We have been working on garden programming and education for several years, but have taken a more direct approach over the past three years. In 2011 the district also created a sustainability coordinator position to assist schools with a variety of environmental initiatives including schoolyard gardens.

The Amazing Places Project

The Amazing Places Project

We operate in partnership with Community Space Challenge, funded by the Big Lottery Fund. Community Space Challenge is about young people taking on run down and forgotten spaces and changing them into fresh green places for everyone to use and enjoy. It covers 70 areas of the country and focuses on involving young people growing up in tough situations: they learn about the environment, growing fresh food, creating sensory and wildlife community gardens, and linking them into their communities.

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