Amy Biehl Community School

The primary goal of this garden program is to create a basis for a new type of education within the school that incorporates the garden as an outdoor classroom while addressing state-wide science standards through sustainability and garden curriculum. The garden serves as a center of hands-on learning for students in the school through weekly garden classes that engage students in innovative learning practices and projects. In the winter months, the garden serves as a source of inspiration for students as they embark on creating their own school-wide sustainability initiatives. Previous campus-wide sustainability projects include recycling programs and increasing hoophouse produce for cafeteria availability. This grant will enable teachers to build student leadership opportunities by challenging them to think of ways to make the school a better place. It will also help support our cultivation of a beautiful garden that will produce vegetables for the school cafeteria in the fall.

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