Silver State Charter Gardens

Silver State Charter Gardens is a garden program that has just begun to 'bud' at the Silver State Charter School. We are based out of Carson City, but serve a population of middle and high school students that live across rural Northern Nevada.  In partnership with the Whole Kids Foundation, our program was piloted this year (2015) at the Middle School.  We use project-based learning to guide our kids as they create their soil, choose their seeds, design their greenhouses, grow their crops, and enjoy their harvest.  

Our teachers work together across the disciplines and within our community to integrate lessons on history, science, art, mathematics, and language arts with a local focus.  Infused in this effort is our mission to help our kids understand how to live for a healthy life, community, and planet.  As we reflect on the success of our pilot program this year, we are excitedly exploring how we can expand the program to the high school and deeper into the lives of our students and community.