River School Garden and Culinary Enrichment

Students in grades 6-8 work in the school garden through their science classes and a Garden/Culinary Enrichment class. They learn academic skills and concepts through the acts of growing food and cooking it. Projects include learning about atomic structure and the Periodic Table through studying how to enrich the garden soil, learning to make bread while studying cell biology and much more. Program funding comes through grants, local business partnerships, student council funding and parent volunteering.