the school for the young years

Program Type: 
Garden Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group: 
Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten
Number of Individuals Program Serves: 
500
About the Program: 

We have been gardening with our children ages 3-5 years of age for the past six years.  Last year we doubled the size of our graden in the 3-5 year old playground and added a garden bed in our infant and toddler playground.  The children help plant, harvest and cook with the produce and herbs that we have grown.  Our summer focus for the past two years has been from "seed to table".  We have intentionally focussed on showing children how our food is grown and how we use it to prepare healthy foods.