Community School of Excellence Edible Schoolyard

Community School of Excellence (CSE) is a public charter school that serves approximately 1,000 students in grades K-8. The school embraces and celebrates the Hmong culture through intercultural understanding and respect. CSE partners with Spark-Y (http://spark-y.org/) - empowering youth through action-oriented labs focused on sustainability and entrepreneurship - and the Design & InnoVation Lab’s CHEW program - Cook Healthy; Eat Well.  CHEW provides developmentally appropriate/grade level culinary experiences for students, families, and communities. Using real tools, students connect the garden to the kitchen embracing food as part of the academic experience. In addition, the school/community garden will provide opportunities for outdoor gardening whenever possible utilizing the natural connection between Hmong culture and the gardens the students and community create and maintain.