I teach at an innovative and award-winning, (KN-12th) dual-language, public charter school in Delaware with a diverse school student population (40% minorities and 50% low-income). All of our students study the Greek language and global studies. Our 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 U.S.
History to 10-12th-grade students. I am also the KN-12th-grade garden coordinator, co-advisor of the garden & cooking cooking club, and one of the leaders of the Green Team on campus. Our school is a participant in the Eco-Schools program and we are currently pursuing five pathways: sustainable foods, waste and consumption, energy, schoolyard habitat, and healthy living. 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. 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 24 raised beds and chickens.
My Project
My students need 20 yellow milk crates and 20 liners to create square foot gardens. These supplies will enable KN-12th grade students to grow a variety of vegetables and herbs during the school year, including the following: tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, pumpkins, squash, lettuce, beans, basil, kale, carrots, radishes and more. 70% of the produce grown in the square foot gardens will be donated to local food distribution centers. 30% of the produce will be consumed on site in the four cafeterias on our campus. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, many families will struggle with food insecurity in the next 18 months. This garden will play a critical role in combatting food insecurity while also educating students about healthy eating! Our students will play a role in combatting hunger in our city, one vegetable at a time!
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