Carlos Santana Arts Academy
Program Type:
Garden Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group:
Upper Elementary
Number of Individuals Program Serves:
500
Year Founded:
2015
About the Program:
Nick Federoff has a long running radio show and also two television shows on weekly local Los Angels station newscasts. He is in the planning stage of the Teachable Garden Program planing to film it as a one hour television special for KLCS-TV. The curriculum will be a 16 week course for the second grade of a public elementary school utilizing sustainable water techniques and edible home gardening methods. The lessons would include topics from germination to harvest for garden plants and also lessons on composting, solar energy, water conservation and other sustainable living techniques. All curriculum will be approved by the LAUSD school district and follow COMMON CORE standards.