Give
a Garden — Add Beauty to Life
Get
ready to celebrate
National Garden Month: April 2005
As students use plants as a medium for learning, they make
discoveries about the role plants play in the survival of every
being on this planet. Plants supply the air we breathe, the
food we eat, medicines to keep us well, fibers for clothing,
and materials for building shelter. They also influence our
physical and emotional health in profound ways that we generally
don’t notice, but that many scientists have measured. Yet most
of us take all this green “stuff” for granted!
That’s
where National Garden Month® – and your students – come in.
The purpose of National Garden Month is to
reflect on and recognize the critical role plants play
in our lives. While NGA is working with national organizations
and corporations to raise awareness, we need help on
a grassroots level from gardeners everywhere. So, we're encouraging
green-thumbed students to get involved in the
Give a Garden™ – Add Beauty
to Life campaign, and spread the word to those in their
school or neighborhood who may not realize how fantastic
plants
are.
This month’s
Kids Garden News offers research resources, suggestions,
and activities to help you support students to become involved
in a Give a Garden project. Read on
to find out more! And please
let us know how you’re going to celebrate National Garden
Month by sending an e-mail to the Kids
Garden News editor.
We
thank our National Garden Month sponsors for their generous
support of the
Give a Garden -- Add Beauty to Life campaign.
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The Planning
for Sustainability series continues!
This month, guest editor Rory Klick guides school gardeners
through the process of defining and manifesting their vision
of a learning landscape. Read "The Next Phase: Place"
