The Children's Hour Academy

CHA makes learning a natural and fun process that involves the mental, physical and behavioral processes of every student. We believe that creating agricultural education in the form of a school garden would be an amazing fit to our pedagogical philosophy. It is critical for children to be empowered to grow their own food and in turn, possibly change the way our food will be produced in the future, and most definitely shape their personal food choices. Considering the nation’s problem with childhood obesity; we look forward to changing this trend at our school. CHA is passionate about reaching children considering multiple learning styles and developmental needs. Experiential gardening activities would attend to the developmental requirements of a variety of students. This grant would provide us with the means to create and produce a miniature farm with hands-on agriculture learning opportunities, multiple curricular applications as well as organic produce for school meals.