Weinstein JCC Kid's Place Garden
Program Type:
Garden Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group:
Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Number of Individuals Program Serves:
100
About the Program:
The garden is small right now but we are growing kale, radish, turnip, and mustards. It is part of the Weinstein JCC's afterschool program called Kid's Place for grades K-5. Gardening is one class in the afterschool program and it's just getting off the ground! For 30 minutes each week, every grade has their gardening class. So far they've devoured kale chips (and raw kale!), used veggies and fruits as stamps, sampled radish sprouts (reactions from 'that tastes like baby food' to 'when can we have more?' were shouted), and worked in the garden doing various chores. We plan to grow year-round, using the produce for the afterschool program as well as donating excess!