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San Rafael, CA
United States
Coleman's goal in creating a lush and verdant vegetable & herb garden on school grounds is three-fold: 1) we wish to drive home the connection between food and personal health for our vulnerable students, many of whom are at-risk for suffering the long-term complications associated with poor
Cincinnati, OH
United StatesJohn P. Parker is an urban school located on 13 acres in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Madisonville. The Madisonville community is identified as an urban food desert with no walkable access to fresh produce. John P. Parker students eat the majority of their meals at school.
Southfield, MI
United States
Crescent Academy's goals for the garden project are primarily to expose our students to the integral connection between gardening, community, environmental awareness and the ability to draw real world connections. Earth Science is a vital aspect of Crescent Academy's science curriculum.
Salt Lake City, UT
United StatesIn Fall 2009, Dual Immersion Academy (DIA) broke ground on its first edible schoolyard garden. The DIA community rallied together to build garden beds and fill them with soil and seedlings.
Port Alberni, BC
CanadaOur goal for the ADSS School Garden program is to provide students with project-based and environmental education opportunities that integrate the school garden with academic and elective learning outcomes.
Durango, CO
United StatesThe Animas Valley "Learning Garden" is an interdisciplinary, cross-curricular, educational enrichment project. Each year, we spend a great deal of time and effort securing funds to continue this amazing project which teaches our community about sustainable food practices and healthy eating.
Atlanta, GA
United StatesThe APA Edible Schoolyard Committee strives is to promote better eating and "horticultural literacy" for students, staff and faculty of the school. More specifically our objectives are to:
- Educate students about nutrition through the context of food,
Bryn Mawr, PA
United StatesThe goals of The Baldwin School Garden Project are to create, support, and sustain our school garden so that students can connect with nature in engaging, nurturing and inspirational ways and to make plant based learning and whole food a part of the education of all our students. As well as to foster cooperative spirit among schools, families and the surrounding community through involvement with the school garden. And finally, to create a vibrant, sharing network of educators and partners committed to putting the school gardens at the heart of our shared community.
Bay City, MI
United StatesThe goal of our garden project is to continue with the next step on the journey of creating a school garden. Last year we were contacted by a group of Master Gardeners.
Tulsa, OK
United StatesOur goal is more involvement with our parents and community members in making a garden to benefit our families and partners. We are on a path of becoming a Community School in our district.
Concord, NH
United StatesOne goal for the Healthy You Garden Project is for students at Boscawen Elementary School to have hands-on experience with growing and eating foods that are good for their health. We made a good start toward this goal during the 2011-2012 school year.
Chicago, IL
United StatesOur mission is to create an outdoor learning space that compliments and expands students
Richmond, VA
United StatesImplementing a garden project at Three Chopt Elementary School will support three main goals. First, the garden will become a vital component of health, science, and math instruction across the k-5 curriculum. In support of the Health/P.E.
Warrenton, MO
United StatesCenters for Disease Control (CDC) has adult obesity in Warren County at 30.7% and for children in the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program obesity is 19.5%. Parents and community partners are asking for new ways to combat this epidemic.
San Gabriel, CA
United StatesThe goal of our garden is to build awareness of the benefits of healthy lifestyles. Next year with the reintroduction of core standards into the curriculum there are so many possibilities to incorporate the garden with lesson plans.
Washington, DC
United StatesThe Center City Trinidad garden has many goals: 1- To increase student understanding and respect for the natural world. 2- To bring science, math, social studies, language and visual arts to life through hands-on learning.
Bend, OR
United StatesOur goal is to expand and refurbish our existing 12 year old garden. With the help of many stakeholders, we raised funds and built the garden of our dreams. The garden is an outdoor classroom, and the key to integrating our health and wellness vision. Students grow vegetables that they cook in our classroom kitchen. They bake pizza and bread in the oven. They pick flowers and create bouquets to decorate the school for events.
Fort McMurray, AB
Canada
Westwood High School has a trend of unhealthy eating practices, with most students making unhealthy food choices. This is causing a rise in the number of cases of obesity within the student population. This is the first attempt at establishing a greenhouse at Westwood High School.
Weymouth, MA
United StatesThe goal of our garden is to improve the health of our students, their families, and the community. In 2011 a local study showed that 38 percent of Weymouth students were obese. In light of this, we are promoting exercise and healthy eating, before, during, and after school through 2 grants.
