A Child's Garden of Standards
Author: Janice Lowen Agee
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 116
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School Gardens for California Schools
Author: Benjamin Marshall Davis
Publisher:
Published: 1905
Total Pages: 86
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Author: Arden Bucklin-Sporer
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2010-09-14
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1604692553
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this groundbreaking resource, two school garden pioneers offer parents, teachers, and school administrators everything they need to know to build school gardens and to develop the programs that support them. Today both schools and parents have a unique opportunity — and an increasing responsibility — to cultivate an awareness of our finite resources, to reinforce values of environmental stewardship, to help students understand concepts of nutrition and health, and to connect children to the natural world. What better way to do this than by engaging young people, their families, and teachers in the wondrous outdoor classroom that is their very own school garden? It's all here: developing the concept, planning, fund-raising, organizing, designing the space, preparing the site, working with parents and schools, teaching in the garden, planting, harvesting, and even cooking, with kid-friendly recipes and year-round activities. Packed with strategies, to-do lists, sample letters, detailed lesson plans, and tricks of the trade from decades of experience developing school garden programs for grades K–8, this hands-on approach will make school garden projects accessible, inexpensive, and sustainable. Reclaiming a piece of neglected play yard and transforming it into an ecologically rich school garden is among the most beneficial activities that parents, teachers, and children can undertake together. This book provides all the tools that the school community needs to build a productive and engaging school garden that will continue to inspire and nurture students and families for years to come.
Edible Schoolyard
Author: Alice Waters
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2008-12-17
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780811862806
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers a look at an organic garden on school grounds, which are tended and harvested by students and the benefits that arise from it.
Our School Garden!
Author: Rick Swann
Publisher: Readers to Eaters
Published: 2018-04
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780998436630
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew city. New school. Michael is feeling all alone--until he discovers the school garden! There's so many ways to learn, and so much work to do. Taste a leaf? Mmm, nice and tangy hot. Dig for bugs? "Roly-poly!" he yells. But the garden is much more than activities outdoors: making school garden stone soup, writing Found Poems and solving garden riddles, getting involved in community projects such as Harvest Day, food bank donations, and spring plant sales. Each season creates a new way to learn, explore and make friends. School librarian and gardener Rick Swann, in his picture book debut, describes the wonder of connecting with nature and the joy of growing and eating one's own harvest. Award-winning artist Christy Hale (Dreaming Up, Elizabeti's Doll series) captures the brilliant color of the season and the harvest. This is the perfect book to read alone, as well as share in the classroom or with the entire family. Good read for the young gardener. Winner of the Growing Good Kids Book Award from Junior Master Gardener Program and American Horticultural Society, named Food Tanks' "15 Book for Future Foodies," and the Whole Kids Foundation Book Club selection in 2016.
Southern California Native Plants for School Gardens
Author: Betsey Landis
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 208
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarketing the Green School: Form, Function, and the Future
Author: Chan, Tak C.
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2014-07-31
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 1466663138
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs environmental concerns become more prevalent, it is important for todays youth to be exposed to green practices. The introduction of environmentally sound principles into educational systems and institutions helps establish a positive viewpoint on sustainability as well as promote green practices. Marketing the Green School: Form, Function, and the Future features the latest research surrounding the operational efficiency, financial and legal considerations, and effectiveness of environmentally friendly school systems, as well as the integration of environmental education curriculum. Investigating the impact a green environment has on student well-being and success, this book is an essential reference source for school superintendents, school business managers, contractors, architects, and civil engineers interested in the development and promotion of green initiatives in educational institutions.
Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills
Author: Robert J. Marzano
Publisher: Solution Tree Press
Published: 2011-08-09
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 0983351228
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the 21st century unfolds, the pace of change in the world is accelerating. The authors believe a combination of cognitive skills (skills students will need to succeed academically) and conative skills (skills students will need to succeed interpersonally) is necessary for the 21st century. This clear, practical guide presents a model of instruction and assessment based on these skills.
School Gardens for California Schools
Author: Benjamin Marshall Davis
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781022847460
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis practical guide provides teachers with all the information they need to create and maintain school gardens in California. The book covers every aspect of the process, from planning and design to planting and harvesting. The author emphasizes the educational benefits of school gardens and provides a range of activities and lesson plans to engage students in hands-on learning. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Agrobiodiversity, School Gardens and Healthy Diets
Author: Danny Hunter
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-03-03
Total Pages: 395
ISBN-13: 0429620640
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book critically assesses the role of agrobiodiversity in school gardens and its contribution to diversifying diets, promoting healthy eating habits and improving nutrition among schoolchildren as well as other benefits relating to climate change adaptation, ecoliteracy and greening school spaces. Many schoolchildren suffer from various forms of malnutrition and it is important to address their nutritional status given the effects it has on their health, cognition, and subsequently their educational achievement. Schools are recognized as excellent platforms for promoting lifelong healthy eating and improving long-term, sustainable nutrition security required for optimum educational outcomes. This book reveals the multiple benefits of school gardens for improving nutrition and education for children and their families. It examines issues such as school feeding, community food production, school gardening, nutritional education and the promotion of agrobiodiversity, and draws on international case studies, from both developed and developing nations, to provide a comprehensive global assessment. This book will be essential reading for those interested in promoting agrobiodiversity, sustainable nutrition and healthy eating habits in schools and public institutions more generally. It identifies recurring and emerging issues, establishes best practices, identifies key criteria for success and advises on strategies for scaling up and scaling out elements to improve the uptake of school gardens.
