Briargrove Elementary

Our garden's goal is to bring learning outside and teach the wonder of nature. Our school is a candidate for the primary years programme of the International Baccaluaureate Organization. As a result, the curriculum is no longer taught in silos but integrated through the subjects. Per this new education model, the garden is an opportunity to not only observe and discuss science, but also to inspire writing exercises, art projects, talk about the geographical origin of the plants, math through measuring, and so on. We participate in farmers markets at the local Whole Foods which gives the kids a chance to practice economics too. This grant will allow us to expand our garden foot print which also means more community building exercises because it is the parents and their children that do all construction and maintenance of our beds.