L'Ecole Bilingue

Our vision is that the garden be used as a platform to educate children about food literacy. Students can grow food using organic pest control methods, harvest produce, and save seeds. Composting teaches about nutrient cycles. With a cooking program, the children learn proper food prep and use all their senses to discover the goodness of whole foods. In addition to these much-needed skills, the garden allows for discussion of broader issues, health, nutrition, food labels, environmental aspects of agriculture, access and distribution, and body image, through varied methods including science, art, and language. A message board in the garden will be used to build stronger links within the community - among the families at the school and with local organizations. The public nature of this medium allows greater access to information and the use of symbols and images allows communication with pre-literate students and cross-culturally. Bench seating provides outdoor learning space. This program is supported by .