My students need tools to extend the growing season of our vegetable garden. They also need a compost bin so we can expand our project to involve more classrooms.
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow" Audrey Hepburn.
Teaching is much the same as this quote, we teach because we believe in the future. My students' biggest challenge is access to materials to extend our growing season. These supplies will take our gardening project to new learning heights
The grade 6 students in my classroom are an enthusiastic, engaging, supportive and curious group of young individuals.
In the month that we have been together we have established a great community. Our middle school consists of a socioeconomically diverse group of students. We have a substantial amount of students on free/reduced lunch. In our part of the state we have a higher than region average of students and adults with obesity. This project would provide students with opportunities to exercise and learn how to make healthy food choices. We pride ourselves on our commitment to nurturing environmental responsibility in our students. At our middle school we seek to prepare students for a lifetime of learning, leadership and integrity. Together we are inspired by the ideals of honesty, responsibility, empathy and courage. We have a great deal to offer our students and the strength of our partnership with our community is an important factor in the success of our kids.
My Project
With these new materials, 6th grade students will be able to actively engage in a wider array of gardening areas. A school garden provides a meaningful context in which students can apply new academic concepts and skills. In the first 2 years of the garden, students received seedlings to plant directly in the garden. With the growing light, peat pods, starting trays, etc., students will be able to participate in the plant growing process from the beginning and observe the plant cycle from seed to harvest. With the addition of a compost bin, our 5th grade students would be able to engage in soil sciences by composting food scraps from the cafeteria to create rich natural fertilizer for the garden. Students will be testing the soil Ph to determine the needs of the soil and see the benefits of composting food waste and recycling the nutrients of that waste into rich nutrients for chemical free fertilizer. Students will focus on real world problems in math and donate food to food pantry.
Donations to this project will improve our classroom by helping our students develop a life long love of science and promote healthy eating.
It will teach empathy in donating food to food pantry. Students will get exercise and learn healthy eating choices. By having the ability to start gardening indoors months before the last frost, we will be able to produce more vegetables for our families and the local food pantry. This project would allow us to involve more students from other grades.
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