John Philip Sousa Elementary School
Program Type:
Garden Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group:
Lower Elementary, Kindergarten
Number of Individuals Program Serves:
500
Year Founded:
2004
About the Program:
An outdoor garden space where students help parent volunteers and teachers tend and grow organic vegetables and flowers. Younger students grow plants that attract butterflies and create bird feeders in the fall. Older students plant bulbs, vegetables, herbs and complimentary flowers. The goal is to teach students how plants grow, how to grow their own food, learn about composting and garden maintenance.