Meadowthorpe Elementary School in Lexington, Kentucky, stands out as a shining example of a successful school garden program under the "Kentucky Ready Set Grow" initiative.
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Wayne County’s school garden is amongst the best in the state thanks to the ongoing partnerships that work with Agriculture Teacher Justin Horton and his students. This is the 12th year the garden has produced vegetables that have supported the school cafeterias.
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Although the middle schoolers have continued to be the garden's life force, they also couldn't function without the inspired volunteers.
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This fall, 2nd Graders at Jefferson spruced up their school garden in preparation for the winter months. The students helped level out the new soil and added over 100 bulbs, which will bloom in spring.
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What do you do with a low-income school, a few donated garden boxes, and no funding for plants or supplies? To this question, teachers Debbie Rutledge-Lockyear and Janet White’s response was confident. You make it work.
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At the PES Courtyard of Curiosity, knowledge is in bloom. Students take a break from pencil and paper and come outside to stretch their legs and get their lungs full of fresh air, all while learning about growing their own food, stewarding the land, and all the science that ties it all together.
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Maryhurst is well known in Kentucky for being the Commonwealth’s oldest child welfare agency — lifting young people up and setting them up for success later in life. A new program has changed the way Maryhurst students think about their food — and has even empowered students to help select fresh, healthy food from nearby farms for meals in the Maryhurst cafeteria.
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Cougar Hill Farm is a STEM project of Simons Middle School in Fleming County thanks to the vision of teachers Paul King and Brad Hay. The school has extensive aquaponics and bee keeping programs.
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You come to the Kentucky Castle for tours, good dining, and the sense of a fairy tale. But what if the Castle was your classroom? Every morning I get on Versailles Road and drive to the Castle to spend two hours working with the staff. But I’m not an employee, I’m a full time high school student. And the Castle is my classroom for two hours every few days each week.
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Gardening engages students through physical activity, exploration, flexible thinking and relevant learning experiences. Students learn to be resilient and innovative learners as they collaborate, communicate and grow in environmental responsibility.
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Scott Anderson, food services director for Madison County Schools, is on a mission to teach today’s students the origin of the foods they are eating.
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