Hungry for Hungry for Knowledge: A Knowledge: A Teaching GardenTeaching Garden

Feeding the Mind…Feeding the Mind…

Feeding the Body Feeding the Body

Hungry for Knowledge Hungry for Knowledge Teaching Garden PlanTeaching Garden Plan

Create a model program linking academic Create a model program linking academic skills with cultural exchange opportunities skills with cultural exchange opportunities using school gardens and world food and using school gardens and world food and water scarcity as themes, and by water scarcity as themes, and by collaborating with children in Ugandacollaborating with children in Uganda

Relevance to current initiativesRelevance to current initiatives

Common Core Standards in Reading, Common Core Standards in Reading, Math, Science, Social StudiesMath, Science, Social Studies

Johnston County Schools objectives in Johnston County Schools objectives in global studies and technologyglobal studies and technology

Importance of inquiry-based learningImportance of inquiry-based learning Local Foods/Edible School Yard/Farm To Local Foods/Edible School Yard/Farm To

SchoolSchool

Other BenefitsOther Benefits

Increased cultural awareness and Increased cultural awareness and respectrespect Building a culture of impacting your worldBuilding a culture of impacting your world Building social, communication, and character Building social, communication, and character

skillsskills Opportunity to integrate arts, music, physical Opportunity to integrate arts, music, physical

activity in a teaching garden settingactivity in a teaching garden setting Potential to create a model programPotential to create a model program Development of basic school resources for our Development of basic school resources for our

partner school: Friends World Primarypartner school: Friends World Primary

Curriculum Links for ECESCurriculum Links for ECES

Inquiry aspect of existing science grantInquiry aspect of existing science grant Science topics of plants, soil, energy from food, Science topics of plants, soil, energy from food,

weather and climateweather and climate Social studies topics of families and Social studies topics of families and

communities around the world, world regionscommunities around the world, world regions Common Core standards of integrated skills, Common Core standards of integrated skills,

research, use of media, representing and research, use of media, representing and reporting data, and measurementreporting data, and measurement

Learning about and from othersLearning about and from others

Curriculum Links for Curriculum Links for Friends World PrimaryFriends World Primary

Developing skills in reading and writing Developing skills in reading and writing EnglishEnglish

Developing math skills including Developing math skills including measurement and representing datameasurement and representing data

Implementing problem solving Implementing problem solving approaches for ongoing issues of water approaches for ongoing issues of water and food safety and availabilityand food safety and availability

Learning about and from othersLearning about and from others

Related Long-term benefitsRelated Long-term benefits

Establish a larger school teaching garden, Establish a larger school teaching garden, including components for art, music, science including components for art, music, science experiments, and reading opportunities – i.e. experiments, and reading opportunities – i.e. an outdoor classroom at each schoolan outdoor classroom at each school

Encourage healthy eating for students and staff Encourage healthy eating for students and staff including school- and locally-grown itemsincluding school- and locally-grown items

Establish a relationship with our partner school Establish a relationship with our partner school to our ongoing mutual benefitto our ongoing mutual benefit

Reconnect students with the natural worldReconnect students with the natural world Foster a sense of commitment to serviceFoster a sense of commitment to service

DeliveryDelivery

Integrate with school lunch programs and Green Kids Integrate with school lunch programs and Green Kids Gardening Clubs at both our schoolsGardening Clubs at both our schools

Provide presentations, including foods, art, music, Provide presentations, including foods, art, music, about Uganda during student lunch periodsabout Uganda during student lunch periods

Share cultural information with our partner school for Share cultural information with our partner school for similar presentationssimilar presentations

Create “in-school field trip” display at each school to Create “in-school field trip” display at each school to post information and data, pictures, maps, etc., post information and data, pictures, maps, etc., updated regularlyupdated regularly

Use a “question of the week” and “problem of the Use a “question of the week” and “problem of the month” activity to promote problem solving on the month” activity to promote problem solving on the project at each school. project at each school.

Examples of the vision…Examples of the vision…

Our students and those in our partner school will graph Our students and those in our partner school will graph and share climate and weather data for school gardensand share climate and weather data for school gardens

Our partner school is helped to develop basic needs Our partner school is helped to develop basic needs including water storage and reliable electricity to including water storage and reliable electricity to improve school life and to more easily access the improve school life and to more easily access the benefits of the projectbenefits of the project

Each school will enhance its existing garden, adding Each school will enhance its existing garden, adding teaching stations for weather monitoring, art, music, teaching stations for weather monitoring, art, music, and reading; building on existing resourcesand reading; building on existing resources

The importance of healthy eating and the issue of food The importance of healthy eating and the issue of food and water scarcity is emphasizedand water scarcity is emphasized

Sample Teaching Garden Sample Teaching Garden Components…Components…

…… The teaching gardens serve as a focal point for core The teaching gardens serve as a focal point for core

curriculum opportunities and class learning activitiescurriculum opportunities and class learning activities Common core skills such as data collection and using Common core skills such as data collection and using

media to present information are incorporatedmedia to present information are incorporated An “in-school field trip” wall at each school will be An “in-school field trip” wall at each school will be

supplemented by an on-site field trip for selected supplemented by an on-site field trip for selected teachers to foster friendship, understanding, and teachers to foster friendship, understanding, and learning between our schools and to view and learning between our schools and to view and document the results of the projectdocument the results of the project

All teachers in both schools are provided with cultural All teachers in both schools are provided with cultural and educational opportunities for improved practice, as and educational opportunities for improved practice, as well as developed curriculum to share with otherswell as developed curriculum to share with others

Accompanying ActivitiesAccompanying Activities

Share updates through our school website and that of Share updates through our school website and that of our partner schoolour partner school

Share holiday observances with our partner schoolShare holiday observances with our partner school Develop and share recipes based on the products of Develop and share recipes based on the products of

our two gardensour two gardens Create a photo cookbook of children’s favorite garden Create a photo cookbook of children’s favorite garden

photos and recipesphotos and recipes Promote artistic expression through drawing and craft Promote artistic expression through drawing and craft

work with an art garden theme.work with an art garden theme. Use musical listening and reading gardens components Use musical listening and reading gardens components

to promote literacy skillsto promote literacy skills

PartnersPartners Whole Foods School Garden GrantWhole Foods School Garden Grant

Wholekidsfoundation.org/gardengrantsWholekidsfoundation.org/gardengrants

““Salad Bars 2 Schools” grantSalad Bars 2 Schools” grant Saladbars2schools.orgSaladbars2schools.org

World Food Bank “Teach Hunger, Fight Hunger” World Food Bank “Teach Hunger, Fight Hunger” resourcesresources www.wfp.org/students-and-teacherswww.wfp.org/students-and-teachers

NCSU Agriculture OutreachNCSU Agriculture Outreach Master Gardeners ProgramMaster Gardeners Program UNC Africa Center UNC Africa Center Local farmers and businessesLocal farmers and businesses Kickstart Project GrantKickstart Project Grant

Participating Educators…Participating Educators…

Amy Plahuta, 4Amy Plahuta, 4thth grade science grade science Amanda Allen, School CounselorAmanda Allen, School Counselor Rebecca Bettis, Special EducationRebecca Bettis, Special Education Doug Crumpler, MusicDoug Crumpler, Music Karin Jadney, ArtKarin Jadney, Art Shirley Purdy, Media/LiteracyShirley Purdy, Media/Literacy Nancy Driscoll, School PsychologistNancy Driscoll, School Psychologist Sharita Wilder, School Cafeteria ManagerSharita Wilder, School Cafeteria Manager Eric Gitta, Friends World PrimaryEric Gitta, Friends World Primary