Thomas Edison Language Institute

We have ongoing relationships with Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Rotary Club, and Arden Manor Parks and Rec District. We recruit volunteers from the organizations with whom we have an ongoing relationship. Our school campus is located next to Soil Born Farm, giving easy access to people with knowledge in organic farming techniques. Anissa Perrou, garden coordinator, grew up farming and did extensive gardening during her time in the Peace Corps. We are installing an irrigation system for the garden area. Our garden is located on campus; we have a storage shed. Thomas Edison Language Institute is a K-6 elementary school, which has a focus on language development. A large number of our families live in apartments and are of a low socioeconomic status. The garden project will provide opportunities for our students to expand their language and vocabulary acquisition through the hands on activities of preparing, planting, tending, harvesting and eating from the garden.

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