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82215 History Formed in 2011 by Sands mothers Modeled on Grannys Garden School in Loveland Ohio Garden Committee founders attended the GGS Schoolyard Nature Network a 5 part workshop that trains organizations ID: 448149

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Sands School Garden Program

8.22.15Slide2

History

Formed in 2011 by Sands mothersModeled on Granny’s Garden School in

Loveland, OhioGarden Committee founders attended the GGS Schoolyard Nature Network, a 5 part workshop that trains organizations to establish and

sustain

School Garden

Programs.Slide3

Mission

Create teaching gardens with lessons that are integrated into the curriculum - especially science.

Foster a lifelong connection to nature through hands-on learning experiencesCreate a connection with our community through a (future)

Tribute Garden

and, possibly, a Mt. Washington Community Garden.Slide4

Benefits

Significantly increase science achievement scores.

1Improve social skills and behavior.2Improve environmental

attitudes

Instill appreciation & respect for nature that

lasts into adulthood

Improve

nutrition knowledge

vegetable preferences.

Klemmer

, C. D., T. M.

Waliczek

, and J. M.

Zajicek

. 2005. Growing minds: The effect of a school gardening program on the science achievement of elementary students. HortTechnology15(3):448-

452.

DeMarco

, L., P. D.

Relf

, and A. McDaniel. 1999. Integrating gardening into the elementary school curriculum.

HortTechnology

9(2):276-

281.

. Skelly, S. M., and J. M.

Zajicek

. 1998. The effect of an interdisciplinary garden program on the environmental attitudes of elementary school students.

HortTechnology

8(4):579-

583.

Lohr

, V.I. and C.H. Pearson-Mims. 2005. Children’s active and passive interactions with plants influence their attitudes and actions toward trees and gardening as adults.

HortTechnology

. 15(3): 472-

476.

. Morris, JL and

Zidenberg-Cherr

, S. 2002. Garden-based nutrition curriculum improves fourth-grade school children's knowledge of nutrition and preferences for some vegetables. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 102(1): 91-93.Slide5

Granny’s Garden School

Founded in 2002, by a Loveland Elementary grandmotherT

he largest and most comprehensive school garden program in the MidwestEach week, nearly 1,700 students have an “outdoor classroom experience” through the standards based lessons guides.

100

vegetable garden beds provide

hands

-on learning opportunities in science, language arts, math, art, wellness,

environmentalismSlide6

Teaching in the gardenSlide7

One garden bed for each classSlide8

Hands on learning experienceSlide9

Science, Math, Writing, Art, EnvironmentalismSlide10

Accomplishments to Date

Creation and maintenance of large ornamental and herb garden

beds at each entrance, around the peace pole and in the triangular planters.