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Goal: Grow food sustainably in our classrooms and donate it to the local food pantry. This project will impact 70 students and countless families. it is both a stand alone community service project and deeply connected to our curriculum. Each 7th grade crew (groups of 12) will build a simple station for growing microgreens -- biweekly harvests will be donated to our local food pantry! Microgreens are small plants that taste great and are nutritional superfoods. They take 7 - 10 days from planting to harvest! In our winter Trimester, we will begin our Human Rights module. We start big -- the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But then we dive into a case study of our small city/region. We will study local human rights defenders, their organizations, achievements and on-going projects. Food insecurity is a major issue in our town, so our microgreen donations will gain a new level of meaning and relevance to our students as we study about and work directly with the local food pantry. Students will also learn about healthy eating! In our Spring Trimester, we learn about food sustainability -- how the industrial food production model is not sustainable. We learn that local, sustainable food production is a key solution, a way to get fresh, healthy food to consumers without the use of chemicals and minimal greenhouse gas production. Last year, students had a hard time conceiving of how we could change our food system. So indoor, urban farming -- which we will be doing in our classrooms -- will give our students a concrete example of how thinking outside of the box can help solve many problems at once. Please help us assemble the tools, equipment and supplies to build our indoor farm to teach students and feed our community.

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Goal: Grow food sustainably in our classrooms and donate it to the local food pantry. This project will impact 70 students and countless families. it is both a stand alone community service project and deeply connected to our curriculum. Each 7th grade crew (groups of 12) will build a simple station for growing microgreens -- biweekly harvests will be donated to our local food pantry! Microgreens are small plants that taste great and are nutritional superfoods. They take 7 - 10 days from planting to harvest! In our winter Trimester, we will begin our Human Rights module. We start big -- the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But then we dive into a case study of our small city/region. We will study local human rights defenders, their organizations, achievements and on-going projects. Food insecurity is a major issue in our town, so our microgreen donations will gain a new level of meaning and relevance to our students as we study about and work directly with the local food pantry. Students will also learn about healthy eating! In our Spring Trimester, we learn about food sustainability -- how the industrial food production model is not sustainable. We learn that local, sustainable food production is a key solution, a way to get fresh, healthy food to consumers without the use of chemicals and minimal greenhouse gas production. Last year, students had a hard time conceiving of how we could change our food system. So indoor, urban farming -- which we will be doing in our classrooms -- will give our students a concrete example of how thinking outside of the box can help solve many problems at once. Please help us assemble the tools, equipment and supplies to build our indoor farm to teach students and feed our community.

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Help teachers & students in your hometown this season! Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

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Support his classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

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About my class

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Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.