Temple Hill Academy

Our goal is to be able to rotate all 255 of our students through the garden to learn the basics of gardening. This is a skill that very few of our students, all living in heavily populated urban areas, have but one that would not only bring them much enjoyment but a great skill to share with their families and to help contribute to their meals and overall health. We would like to increase the size of our garden to not only fill the entire green house but to a size that will supply enough vegetables to supplement the daily snack we provide for our students. This grant would not only provide for the expansion and enhancement of our garden but would increase the impact of this component of our programming. Gardening is a great enrichment activity that our children can do independently if they have the skills; it would give them a strong alternative to some of the negative influences of our local community and provide them with a creative, satisfying alternative.