Thomas Benton Elementary

The goal of our garden is to provide urban students with hands-on learning in the garden to build background knowledge and experiences. In this project, students will use greenhouses, raised beds, and other "green science" equipment to build nutrition knowledge and urban gardening skills and tie these to strategies that will allow them to begin to make sound decisions regarding their own fitness and nutrition. In turn, the informed decisions our students make will positively impact and influence the families and community around them. The funding will provide us with additional resources (tools, related literature, seeds, and teacher professional development books) necessary to expand the use of our school garden area. All stakeholders will work together to utilize our raised beds and other green areas. Teachers will receive professional development to learn how to integrate sustainability lessons.