Help me give my students the opportunity to continue working on their gardening skills! Throughout the school year, the students tend to their garden, growing vegetables and herbs. They then produce meals using their product! Daily living skills!
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. J. Narain's classroom raised $252
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My classroom is and always has been a room for personal growth. I currently teach students in the S.T.E.P.S. program. These students are from the ages 18-22. They have chosen to return to school in order to learn life skills needed for adulthood. Career preparation, community based instruction, daily living skills, social/emotional skills, communication skills, etc. are all courses that I teach. Everyone in my classroom has Autism Spectrum Disorder. A few have multiple disorders/diagnosis. The setting is a self-contained class, so I see many of the students for the majority of the day. I have had the privilege to work with my students since they were in elementary! I have moved along with them and have been able to witness their academic and personal growths.
My Project
Our garden provides more than just a hobby for our class. Not only do the students learn gardening skills, they have the opportunity to invest their time into something and reap the rewards. The students set seeds for vegetables, herbs and sunflowers. Everything that grows, we then use the product to cook healthy meals. This carries over into their independent functioning and daily living skills work. Having a garden serves many purposes for us. They are able to maintain a healthy lifestyle while in school. They get physical activity from working in the garden. It promotes positive social skills by allowing them to interact with one another as well as other students and adults on the school campus who may want to ask them questions. Working in the garden also helps calm emotions and increases positive behaviors since the students are able to relax and feel empowered.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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