Growing Gardens...Growing Lives
When teaching life sciences and sustainability with students of any age, seed saving is an essential element that bridges the gap between a text book explanation and real life. As students experience the full cycle of a plant, from planting the seed to harvesting the seed, the concept of life cycles is experienced more deeply… [Continue Reading]
Gardens for Learning is a comprehensive guidebook that provides a strong foundation to support the growing school garden movement. It was developed by a team of experienced garden educators, nutritionists, California state officials, and other garden experts. This guidebook is a must-have resource for anyone looking to enhance learning through the use of gardens… [Continue Reading]
Getting Started is a 51-page guide designed and published by the Center for Ecoliteracy in collaboration with Life Lab Science Program, a national leader in garden-based education. Among the topics included in this resource guide: - Nurturing a child’s curiosity. - Connecting the garden to the classroom. - Selecting and preparing a… [Continue Reading]
Gardens for Learning: Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden from the California School Garden Network School Garden Wizard – an extensive guide for proposing and planning the garden to teaching and maintenance, created in partnership the United States Botanic Garden and Chicago Botanic Garden. Plant a Seed Watch it Grow – an online guide created… [Continue Reading]
Kihei School Garden after 1 Month Fall 2010 View the entire slideshow on Flickr!
Hōkūao Pellegrino works with other volunteers to educate kids about our “Canoe Garden” that features plants that were brought by the Polynesians when they settled in Hawai’i. He educated kids in the historical importance of the plants and how they were used hundreds of years ago as well as today. View the entire slideshow on… [Continue Reading]
Best of Planting Photos 2010 at Kihei Elementary. Over 600 students and 20+ classes participated. Here’s a link to the entire slideshow!
Summer school garden workshops and training for teachers are available through the Hawaii Farm to School and School … [Read More...]
Grow Some Good offers regular Work & Learn days where teachers, students, volunteers and the public come to learn … [Read More...]
The Community Work Day program offers lessons in seeds, plant starts and soils on Wednesdays at their Omaopio nursery … [Read More...]
The Joy of Worms website provides valuable information on vermiculture and composting. The second Saturday of each … [Read More...]
The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources provides master gardeners who can come to schools to give … [Read More...]
Congratulations to Kihei Public Charter School for winning the Bronze Award in the Healthier US School Challenge … [Read More...]
Deadline is November 15 for Garden Grants and December 1 for Salad Bar Grants 2012 has been an exciting year for … [Read More...]