The Greater Newark Charter School
Program Type:
Garden Classrooms
Number of Individuals Program Serves:
500
Year Founded:
2012
About the Program:
The Greater Newark Charter School is creating a community garden in the heart of the Central Ward of Newark. Working with Councilman Darrin Sharif Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station The Greater Newark Conservancy Lisa Gray the local tenet association president & local community members we are transforming an abandoned plot into a green oasis where students can learn through inquiry based learning interact with their local community & contribute to the great City of Newark.