Green Street School Garden Project: May 2009

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Garden day fun

Today in garden groups we made signs for the garden. We made them in the library .It was so much fun!!! Also some of us planted cucumber.It was so much fun!!!After we went to the Crowell lot .It was so much fun because all the boys got so wet. It was so fun.I hope garden groups comes soon!!!

Signs for the garden

Today in garden groups we made new signs for the garden. I made a sunflower sign for the garden. It was really fun. I made a really prety sunflower. I can't wait for the next garden groups!

A.L

Who Are We?

Green Street School is a public elementary school (K-6) in Brattleboro, Vermont. We started a school garden in the fall of 2006. The garden provides an outdoor learning center for the entire school and is integrated throughout the fourth grade curriculum. This year our school has been partnered with an elementary school in Pardieu, Haiti which also has a school garden. This partnership offers us many exciting ways to learn about ourselves as part of a larger global community.

The goals of the garden project are:
• To further the academic curriculum through hands-on gardening experiences
• To promote healthy eating habits & nutrition through growing and preparing food
• To connect students to the food they eat and where it comes from.
• To teach students useful skills of cooking and gardening
• To expose students to and educate them about the environment and natural cycles and to foster a sense of caring for the earth
• To foster a sense of community through cooperative activities among students of the same grade level, across grade levels and with members of the school and town community
• To involve parents in the life of the school
• To beautify the school grounds & create an outdoor classroom for a variety of uses.
• To make learning fun!

Green Street School Garden Project

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Garden day fun

Signs for the garden

Who Are We?

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