On October 25th, an APS Farm to School and Garden Tour was held at Centennial Place Elementary School as a part of the new Captain Planet Foundation (CPF) Learning Gardens Program recently implemented in 40 APS schools. Teachers, parents, community partners and school nutritionists shared how Farm to School programs are changing the lives of […]
Recently, on a sunny Friday morning, Benteen Elementary School students received all the ingredients necessary for a successful garden from the Live Healthy & Thrive Youth Foundation (LHTYF), Inc., as part of their “Gardens are For Kids” initiative. A master gardener taught the students how to plant and nurture their new garden, which now includes spinach, […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xhb16kMF60%5D K-Kids is worldwide organization that encourages learning leadership through service. A mission of K-Kids is to develop young leaders who are inspired to change the world around them in a myriad of ways. At L.O. Kimberly, the K-Kids chapter illustrated this mission as they recently planted flowers around the school. With assistance from Kimberly’s Media Specialist, Mr. Jolly, and […]
August 31st was a special day for planting seeds in the garden at Burgess-Peterson Academy. Parents and teachers joined students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the garden from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It was a great experience for students and parents alike as they spent quality time in their garden together. The purpose […]