Jane Edwards Elementary

In the rural and tightly-knit community of Edisto Island, creating and maintaining a school garden is an ideal way to achieve a number of our goals: to increase community involvement; provide hands-on learning experiences; and, produce food that will be shared and enjoyed.

To increase community involvement we will use the garden for collaboration with our partners. Community members see our garden as an important part of enhancing education and can bring their skills and interests to bear on making this a successful.

To provide hands-on educational experiences, we will create lessons that align with the SC Common Core Standards. We have seen the positive impacts of these kinds of activities on our students