Augusta Circle Elementary School

Augusta Circle’s “CATCH Patch” gives students the opportunity to experience hands-on learning using the garden as a cross-curriculum teaching tool, while at the same time emphasizing the importance of fruits and vegetables to healthy life choices. Augusta Circle was an early adopter of the Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH), which transformed our cafeteria offerings and has helped students better understand the difference between “go,” “slow,” and “whoa” foods, while emphasizing exercise and physical activity.

We started our CATCH Patch four years ago when we implemented CATCH in the school. It includes three raised beds, located just behind our building. In the past, only 5th graders have participated in the garden. This grant will allow us to: 1) rebuild and repair the garden beds; 2) purchase a tool shed and garden tools to keep onsite; 3) launch a new afterschool Garden Club; 4) expand integrated learning through the garden so that all grades Upper Elementary participate.