Week 2 Update

The planning stages have begun! Over the past few days, we have submitted a grant proposal to kidsgardening.com to receive a grant for gardening supplies and curriculum support. This grant really helped us to iron out exactly what we wanted to do with the students and what we wanted to come from the project (in terms of curriculum sustainability, concepts learned, and tools gained). We also met with Tony Seidl, the third grade teacher at Greenvale Park Elementary. He emphasized to us the value of keeping kids engaged with activities, and he also talked with us about what kinds of concepts he'd like us to cover over the course of the spring. We'll be meeting with Cindy Green, the third grade teacher at St. Dominic School, tomorrow to discuss the same things. Over the next couple weeks, we'll be preparing lesson plans, getting the logistics worked out on indoor and outdoor planting, and planning a field trip to a local organic farm. Stay tuned!

Kateri