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9781604690002 English 1604690003 A school garden is a tremendously valuable tool to help young people turn book knowledge into real experience. This book is a must-have resource for anyone considering embarking on a youth gardening adventure. Mike Metallo, President, National Gardening Association In this groundbreaking resource, two school garden pioneers offer parents, teachers, and school administrators everything they need to know to build school gardens and to develop the programs that support them. Today both schools and parents have a unique opportunity and an increasing responsibility to cultivate an awareness of our finite resources, to reinforce values of environmental stewardship, to help students understand concepts of nutrition and health, and to connect children to the natural world. What better way to do this than by engaging young people, their families, and teachers in the wondrous outdoor classroom that is their very own school garden? It's all here: developing the concept, planning, fund-raising, organizing, designing the space, preparing the site, working with parents and schools, teaching in the garden, planting, harvesting, and even cooking, with kid-friendly recipes and year-round activities. Packed with strategies, to-do lists, sample letters, detailed lesson plans, and tricks of the trade from decades of experience developing school garden programs for grades K 8, this hands-on approach will make school garden projects accessible, inexpensive, and sustainable.", In this groundbreaking resource, two school garden pioneers offer parents, teachers, and school administrators everything they need to know to build school gardens and to develop the programs that support them. Today both schools and parents have a unique opportunity -- and an increasing responsibility -- to cultivate an awareness of our finite resources, to reinforce values of environmental stewardship, to help students understand concepts of nutrition and health, and to connect children to the natural world. What better way to do this than by engaging young people, their families, and teachers in the wondrous outdoor classroom that is their very own school garden? It's all here: developing the concept, planning, fund-raising, organizing, designing the space, preparing the site, working with parents and schools, teaching in the garden, planting, harvesting, and even cooking, with kid-friendly recipes and year-round activities. Packed with strategies, to-do lists, sample letters, detailed lesson plans, and tricks of the trade from decades of experience developing school garden programs for grades K-8, this hands-on approach will make school garden projects accessible, inexpensive, and sustainable. Reclaiming a piece of neglected play yard and transforming it into an ecologically rich school garden is among the most beneficial activities that parents, teachers, and children can undertake together. This book provides all the tools that the school community needs to build a productive and engaging school garden that will continue to inspire and nurture students and families for years to come., The more time children spend indoors, the less time they spend outdoors, often with dangerous results-obesity, attention disorders, and a disconnect from nature. Parents, teachers, and caretakers have a responsibility to connect childrento the natural world by teaching the values of environmental stewardship and the importance of nutrition and health.How to Grow a School Garden is a comprehensive guide to developing, planning, building, and maintaining a school garden. This hands-on approach includes all the information necessary to make school garden projects accessible, inexpensive, and sustainable. For parents, the authors offer detailed advice on how to secure support from the administration, how to raise money, how build a kid-friendly garden, how to manage volunteers, and how to ensure a smooth transition at the beginning of each school year. Teachers will gain valuable lesson plans and activities for a range of ages.Reclaiming a piece of neglected yard and transforming it into an ecologically rich garden is one of the most beneficial activities that parents, teachers, and children can undertake together. How to Grow a School Garden gives both teachers and parents everything they need to begin building a productive and engaging school arden.
9781604690002 English 1604690003 A school garden is a tremendously valuable tool to help young people turn book knowledge into real experience. This book is a must-have resource for anyone considering embarking on a youth gardening adventure. Mike Metallo, President, National Gardening Association In this groundbreaking resource, two school garden pioneers offer parents, teachers, and school administrators everything they need to know to build school gardens and to develop the programs that support them. Today both schools and parents have a unique opportunity and an increasing responsibility to cultivate an awareness of our finite resources, to reinforce values of environmental stewardship, to help students understand concepts of nutrition and health, and to connect children to the natural world. What better way to do this than by engaging young people, their families, and teachers in the wondrous outdoor classroom that is their very own school garden? It's all here: developing the concept, planning, fund-raising, organizing, designing the space, preparing the site, working with parents and schools, teaching in the garden, planting, harvesting, and even cooking, with kid-friendly recipes and year-round activities. Packed with strategies, to-do lists, sample letters, detailed lesson plans, and tricks of the trade from decades of experience developing school garden programs for grades K 8, this hands-on approach will make school garden projects accessible, inexpensive, and sustainable.", In this groundbreaking resource, two school garden pioneers offer parents, teachers, and school administrators everything they need to know to build school gardens and to develop the programs that support them. Today both schools and parents have a unique opportunity -- and an increasing responsibility -- to cultivate an awareness of our finite resources, to reinforce values of environmental stewardship, to help students understand concepts of nutrition and health, and to connect children to the natural world. What better way to do this than by engaging young people, their families, and teachers in the wondrous outdoor classroom that is their very own school garden? It's all here: developing the concept, planning, fund-raising, organizing, designing the space, preparing the site, working with parents and schools, teaching in the garden, planting, harvesting, and even cooking, with kid-friendly recipes and year-round activities. Packed with strategies, to-do lists, sample letters, detailed lesson plans, and tricks of the trade from decades of experience developing school garden programs for grades K-8, this hands-on approach will make school garden projects accessible, inexpensive, and sustainable. Reclaiming a piece of neglected play yard and transforming it into an ecologically rich school garden is among the most beneficial activities that parents, teachers, and children can undertake together. This book provides all the tools that the school community needs to build a productive and engaging school garden that will continue to inspire and nurture students and families for years to come., The more time children spend indoors, the less time they spend outdoors, often with dangerous results-obesity, attention disorders, and a disconnect from nature. Parents, teachers, and caretakers have a responsibility to connect childrento the natural world by teaching the values of environmental stewardship and the importance of nutrition and health.How to Grow a School Garden is a comprehensive guide to developing, planning, building, and maintaining a school garden. This hands-on approach includes all the information necessary to make school garden projects accessible, inexpensive, and sustainable. For parents, the authors offer detailed advice on how to secure support from the administration, how to raise money, how build a kid-friendly garden, how to manage volunteers, and how to ensure a smooth transition at the beginning of each school year. Teachers will gain valuable lesson plans and activities for a range of ages.Reclaiming a piece of neglected yard and transforming it into an ecologically rich garden is one of the most beneficial activities that parents, teachers, and children can undertake together. How to Grow a School Garden gives both teachers and parents everything they need to begin building a productive and engaging school arden.