Welcome to the s'Cool Gardens Teachers' Wiki Page

... a place for teachers to share ideas, experiences, lessons, and other resources for integrating gardens and food into their classrooms.

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s’Cool Gardens is a program of the Center for Sustainability at Santa Barbara City College in partnership with the Orfalea Foundation.

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OUR TEAM

Learn more about the s'Cool Gardens Team.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to provide school gardens and teacher support to enhance students' educational experiences while connecting them to their environment and their food.

OUR OBJECTIVE

s'Cool Gardens aims to:

• Develop gardens in all public schools throughout Santa Barbara County; and
• Support educators in using the gardens to enhance the learning experience through the integration of the garden into their curriculum.

OUR INITIATIVE

Throughout the 2009-2010 school year (Year 1), s'Cool Gardens will install and integrate gardens at the following 16 elementary schools:

Carpinteria Unified School District:

• Canalino Elementary School
• Aliso Elementary School
• Summerland Elementary School
• Carpinteria Family School 

Santa Barbara School District:

• Monroe Elementary School
• Cleveland Elementary School
• Adams Elementary School
• Open Alternative School
• Franklin Elementary School
• César Estrada Chávez Dual Language Immersion Charter

Lompoc Unified School District:

• La Honda Elementary School
• Arthur Hapgood Elementary School
• La Canada Elementary School
• Los Berros Elementary School
• Buena Vista Elementary School

Guadalupe Union School District:

• Mary Buren Elementary School