Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schools

ISBN-13: 9781612507712 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 168 str.

Jane S. Hirschi

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Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schoolstakes a big-picture view of the school garden movement and the state of garden-based learning in public K 8 education. The book frames the garden movement for educators and shows how school gardens have the potential to be a significant resource for teaching and learning. In this inviting and accessible book, the author:

• Summarizes the current school gardening movement and the emerging field of garden-based learning
• Provides an overview of the origins, benefits, and barriers to school gardening
• Explores sustainable models for garden-based learning
• Includes five case studies of successful partnerships between urban districts and nonprofit school gardening organizations around the countryIllustrates how gardens can be used for integrating academic lessons aligned with the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards
• Includes examples of important tools available for assessing the impact of school gardens

Ripe for Changereveals a wealth of resources to show how garden-based learning is being implemented in a systematic way in public education, and offers next steps to widen and deepen the practice to reach children in all schools."

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CONTENTS

Foreward by David Sobel vii

INTRODUCTION
Garden-Based Learning for a Changing World 1

CHAPTER 1
The Origins and Benefits of School Gardening 13

CHAPTER 2
What Learning Looks Like in the Garden: Making Connections Across Subjects and Grade Levels 25

CHAPTER 3
Barriers to Integrating Gardens in Schools 39

CHAPTER 4
Five Models for Garden-Based Learning 47

• Boston Schoolyard Initiative, Boston, Massachusetts 48
• REAL School Gardens, North Texas 56
• CitySprouts, Cambridge, Massachusetts 63
• Education Outside, San Francisco, California 70
• OSSE School Garden Program, Washington, DC 75

CHAPTER 5
Lessons for Districtwide Garden Programs 81

CHAPTER 6
Policy and the Future of Garden-Based Learning 93

Chapter 7
Ripe for Change: Three Things Educators Can Do and Three Lessons They Can Apply 107

APPENDIX A
Sample Teacher Usage Surveys 123

APPENDIX B
Cambridge Public Schools Curriculum Connections 131

APPENDIX C
OSSE School Garden Assessment Template 133

Resources 139
Notes 141
Acknowledgments 147
About the Author 149
Index 151