I teach at an innovative and award-winning, K-12th dual-language public charter school in Delaware with a diverse school student population - 50% are our students are minorities and 50% are low-income. All of our students study the Greek language and global studies. Our Title I school is located on the outskirts of Wilmington. I truly love working at a diverse school with a focus on global citizenship!
I teach food studies, African-American history, Advanced Placement human geography, and US history to 10th to 12th-grade students.
I am also the K-12th grade garden coordinator, advisor of "Girls Grow Greens" club, and one of the leaders of the Green Team on campus.
Our school is one of only a few schools in Delaware and in the country to receive the eco-schools USA Green Flag award for excellence in environmental action and learning. Recently, our school was honored to be selected as a 2020 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School!
Our Green Team has worked incredibly hard to implement several major projects to educate our students about how to be environmental stewards of the planet. For example, we now have a school vegetable garden with 34 raised beds, chickens, and goats.
My Project
I am requesting hydroponic kits for students to learn about hydroponics at home. Students in 7th through 12th grades currently participate in a weekly after school program (120 minutes) titled “Girls Grow Greens” during the 2020-2021 school year. Hopefully, they will be equipped with an aqua sprouts kit to explore how urban agriculture can be a viable solution for feeding a global population. Students will participate in choosing the growth media; select and plant seeds; combine plants and nutrients and water; monitor plant growth; compost; control pests; and harvest fresh vegetables and herbs every 5-6 weeks.
Unfortunately, due to rising COVID-19 positive numbers, my students will likely be virtual during the winter.
The hydroponic kits will ensure that students keep learning and growing food at home despite the pandemic.
All participating students will receive their very own hydroponic kit, enabling them to grow herbs and vegetables at home! This will provide them with a meaningful and hands-on opportunity to learn about STEM at home due to COVID-19.
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