Donlon Elementary School

Our goal is to start an afterschool garden club to create an outdoor learning space for all Donlon kids.

It is our goal to grow flowers and vegetables, and maybe some fruit. Some will be purchased or donated seedlings or bulbs, some will be grown from seed, some transplanted from home. We will teach life cycles, composting, insects, food choices, farm-to-table, ecology -- all the things you would want to integrate into a comprehensive program.

This is also a good opportunity to teach students about different plant varieties such as tomatoes, carrots and kale. We will plant seasonal items to help students understand the need for planning the garden a certain way. Not only will the garden be used to teach concepts such as time, measurement, art, space, spelling, history, etc, but it used to teach students about food. We will show students that food can be grown, harvested and eaten.