Carton2Garden @ Rossview Elementary
This year we have been working hard on a new garden project at our school. It has been a lot of fun and a lot of work, but totally worth it. We had the local newspaper come out and do an article about our project. Here is a link to the article and a little more about what we have done with our project:
The carton2garden
project at Rossview Elementary School is
the best of teaching STEM, using science, technology, math, and engineering
lessons as well as the incorporation of health and nutrition, and sustainability
practices.
Our students are learning what it is to plant something from a
seed, grow and take care, nurture it, and see it come to life to make a plant
that they can actually harvest. This garden is something very special to our
school that we want to use every year for our students to enjoy.
Our garden is all STEM based and it has taught our students how
important it is to get their hands in the dirt and know where your food comes
from. They have also learned the value of land and what it means to be
resourceful, it’s something they can have for the rest of their lives and use
to take care of the earth. We had a special guest speaker Michael Hampton, from
our local food initiative group to teach students about soil and composting. It
was our goal to show students the entire process of gardening, beginning with
good soil.
We received a lot of support from the community. Our local Home
Depot Store Manager, Sheliah Moore, donated lumber, garden seeds, and other
supplies to help start the garden. We had a local company Lanier Lawn &
Landscaping donate garden soil, and Michael Hampton from the Food Initiative
donated compost fertilizer.
Our garden has become a lifelong lesson that
our students will never forget. It is our goal that they will continue to do
their part to become more sustainable in their own lives, and even encourage
their families and friends to grow their own food and depend less on the
industrial food industry, which can be harmful to the environment. We are
teaching them that every little bit can make a big difference and the more
people who have that attitude the bigger difference we can make for the planet.
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