Southeast Elementary School

Each classroom will have their own raised garden bed. The class gardens will benefit Southeast Elementary in many ways. The first is that the garden will help to teach children responsibility. The class garden will show students that they must take ownership of their work and take care of their plants to prevent them from dying and to help them to grow. It will also help students to understand the value of a job well done. Students who work hard to maintain the garden will benefit from the plants that grow at the end. The garden will also teach students the importance of eating their vegetables. This is especially true because Southeast Elementary is a Project Fit America School. In our mission to maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle, vegetables play a very important role. We will be growing the ingredients to make fresh homemade salsa. Students will then compare their salsa to store bought salsa to determine which is healthier for them. Students at Southeast are constantly studying math and reading. However, science is just as important. The subject of mathematics will also be incorporated. For example, students will slice open a tomato and estimate how many seeds can be found inside.