Sow the Seeds for School Gardens to Grow Student Success Marilyn Grudniski Administrative Officer, Little Lions Daycare and Kindergarten Janice Piper Public Health Nutritionist, Thunder Bay District Health Unit This project was made possible through funding from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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Sow the Seeds
for School Gardens to
Grow Student
Success
Sow the Seeds
for School Gardens to
Grow Student
Success
Marilyn Grudniski Administrative Officer, Little Lions Daycare and Kindergarten
Janice Piper Public Health Nutritionist, Thunder Bay District Health Unit
Marianne Stewart Parent Volunteer / Garden Coordinator, Valley Central School
This project was made possible through
funding from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
School Food School Food GardensGardens
School Food School Food GardensGardens
Character Character Education Education
in the Gardenin the Garden
Character Character Education Education
in the Gardenin the Garden
"The school garden offers an excellent way to teach respect for the land, responsibility for living things, cooperation with others... perseverance and patience in trying again and again when something doesn't grow well, fairness and sharing of the harvest, and compassion and caring for the earth.”
Primary Teacher, Upsala Public School
Garden-based Garden-based LearningLearning
= Student Success= Student Success
Garden-based Garden-based LearningLearning
= Student Success= Student Success
Students who have the opportunity to participate with school gardens become
ready to learn, resilient and responsible.
Royal Horticultural Society
A Bountiful HarvestA Bountiful Harvest A Bountiful HarvestA Bountiful Harvest
Students who interact with garden based learning experience increased overall GPAs, especially in math and science.
From the Edible School Yard Evaluation
Reaping the BenefitsReaping the Benefits Reaping the BenefitsReaping the Benefits
School Food Gardens Fulfill Board
Goals
• Encourages actions consistent with 2011-2012
operational plan
• Fulfills current policies: - Food and Beverage Policy 6050 - Environmental Policy 4045
• Supports provincial directions - Foundations for a Healthy School - Healthy Foods for Healthy Schools Act (Bill 8)
• Increases food security for school community
Fruits of LabourFruits of Labour Fruits of LabourFruits of Labour
Teachers from schools with gardens rated their school as more conducive to learning than did control school teachers.