University of West Alabama Campus School

Program Type: 
Garden Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group: 
Upper Elementary, Lower Elementary
Number of Individuals Program Serves: 
100
Year Founded: 
2013
About the Program: 

A Whole Kids Garden Grant to the UWA Campus School will provide the seeds, literally and figuratively, to grow healthy kids and communities in rural, west Alabama. Start-up funds for the proposed project will lay the foundation for a year-round garden and jumpstart a supplemental science curriculum for our students. Because the Campus School is an integral part of the University and community, the garden project will generate interest in healthy lifestyles in both our students and the community at large as a result of on-going outreach programming and volunteer opportunities. The goal of our garden project is to provide an educational tool to begin an active campaign for healthy families in an area plagued by high rates of obesity and poverty. The garden will function year-round. The ongoing activity at the garden will perpetuate the concepts of life-cycle and sustainability, while also serving to teach healthy habits and nutrition awareness to students and visitors, alike.

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