Arthur D. Healey School

Our goal is to expand opportunities for more students to do real hands-on work in the school garden. Using tools, understanding how to plant, care for and harvest produce, and preparing, tasting and sharing their produce can promote independent thinking and problem-solving, shared responsibility for their school, team work, and instill a lifelong interest in learning about and caring for living things and their environment.

We hope to grow more edible produce and support Grade 3 plant- and soil sciences curriculum, as well as increase the number of students who use the school garden, and time students spend working and learning in this space.

The garden is the only depaved green, passive recreation space in the schoolyard. However, most students lack the opportunity to visit and work in the garden due to lack of time during the school day, insufficient adult supervision, and limited hours after school and during the summer, and not enough programming.