Brookfield Schools

Program Type: 
Garden Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group: 
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
Number of Individuals Program Serves: 
500
Year Founded: 
2013
About the Program: 

Our goal is to improve physical and emotional health in the children at For KEEPS by: increasing awareness about healthy foods; reducing body weights and improving (Body Mass Indices (BMIs); improving social skills such as waiting one's turn; listening to directions; being safe; communicating with peers; and having appropriate fun. Parents are encouraged to serve fruits and vegetables brought home by the children from the For KEEPS garden. We duplicate planting/growing at home by providing starter kits (pots, dirt, seeds).

This program is supported by Saint Peter's University Hospital/For KEEPS.