Welcome!

This curriculum is designed to support Kansas schools as they create and sustain school garden projects. Our vision is that Kansas school gardens will provide an integrated context for learning. A primary focus of this resource is to provide ideas and tools for educators that will involve students in all aspects of garden planning, planting, and maintenance. The activities in this curriculum are designed to complement regular school curricula with hands-on, interdisciplinary environmental education, providing tools and inspiration for educators to take kids outside and connect the wonders of gardening with reading, writing, math, art, physical education, science and social studies. 

Thanks to all who contributed to this project! 

Sponsors

USDA Specialty Crop Grant Program (through a sub-grant from the Kansas Department of Agriculture)

Kansas Association for Conservation & Environmental Education

Partners

Kansas School Gardening Coalition

The Community Mercantile

Kansas State Department of Education

Curriculum Writing Team

Beth Carreno - Bookworm Gardens, Sheboygan,WI

Nancy O’Connor - The Community Mercantile, Lawrence, KS

Lily Siebert – The Community Mercantile, Lawrence, KS

Dan Phelps – Professional Gardener, Lawrence, KS

Heather Teasley - Kindergarten USD 382, Pratt, KS

Mike Hotz - High School Science Wyandotte High School, Kansas City, KS

  Kathy Talbott - 6^th Grade Tomahawk Elementary, Overland Park, KS

 Mandy Kern – Agriculture Hiawatha High School, Hiawatha, KS

Contributors

Photo Credits

Lisa Stork

Nancy O'Connor

Ashlyn Kite-Hartwich