Starting
a Community Garden on School Grounds
What
better way to involve community members in your school garden then to
make it a community garden? Such partnerships enrich academic
learning, nurture relationships, and create a positive neighborhood environment
that enhances students' lives outside of school. For inspiration, see
this month’s lessons and program spotlights.
Background and Lessons
Getting
Started - How to gather forces and plan your school-community
partnership.
Lesson:
Exploring Community Gardens - Students learn first hand what it
takes to get a community garden growing and draft their own plans
for a project.
Lesson: Seedfolks: A Tale of Community Gardeners - Guides students
to reflect and respond to the stories of individuals -- young, old,
of various ethnic roots -- who are inspired to create a neighborhood
garden and discover community in the process.
Program Spotlights
Stories from three thriving school-community gardens that advise and inspire.
Sunrise
Elementary School - Transforming a concrete lot into gardens,
children gain the enriching experience of working with neighbors
for a common cause.
Roosevelt
Public School - Children share, in their own wise words,
what they've learned.
Putney
Central School - Visionary leadership encourages diversity to create
a sustainable garden program.
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National Gardening Association