about
Schoolyard gardens are effective outdoor learning spaces for students to engage in inquiry-driven, project-based learning. Gardening offers real-world, problem-based learning opportunities in every discipline, including the natural sciences, math, language arts, and nutrition.
why
Inquiry-based learning: School gardens are learning labs that can enrich every part of a school’s curriculum.
Community: Builds classroom and school pride through taking ownership.
Health: Kids are more likely to eat something that they have grown, and gardening exposes kids to a variety of new food! Gardening also decreases stress and increases physical activity.
Life Skills: In addition to a wealth of plant growing information, gardening teaches cooperation, responsibility, perseverance, and hard work.
Nature: Connect with plants, pollinators, birds, and life cycles in the garden.
how
Our PTA Learning Garden volunteers work with teachers to determine which plants should be planted each season. Our volunteers do the initial planting and handle routine maintenance while each class that has opted to use the learning garden takes care of weekly watering, weeding and harvesting.
where
The learning garden is located on the north side of the school between the playground and the first grade classrooms.