school gardens

We are so impressed to see how this Growing Garden has developed. If that is something your school needs please contact us. #outdoorlearning #made2play

Want to get your children’s creative juices flowing and spend time with them? Check this post for DIY garden ideas for kids and create unforgettable memories.

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. When they received the garden boxes, the teachers began dreaming of creating a community garden where they could give their […]

How to start a garden at your school and resources to incorporate it into your classroom curriculum.

Gardening has many benefits for children. While it has great health and social implications, it also offers brilliant hands on experience for learning. Inspired by the school and community garden stories, we’ve put together a guide to help get you started – from thinking about how to use the space, to how to involve the children and school community.

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Use this year plan of garden activities for children with monthly garden plans for the year, perfect for school gardening clubs.

I like to see other children’s gardens. Last summer our family took a one-month roadtrip to Washington, and in addition to seeing friends, family, and the sights, we stopped at school garden…

To start a kitchen garden at a school, kindergarten, preschool or childcare centre try these tips from the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation.

More inspo for my rustic woodland garden area - also today I bought some grape hyacinths to put in the terracotta pots I found in the shed 😍 | Instagram

At Hand Made Places, we’ve created a free guide to designing sensory gardens for school playgrounds for unusual and inclusive school gardening club ideas.

Gardening isn’t just about the hard work, it can be fun for most, and especially kids. Gardening can be a fantastic family affair, so if you have kids, why

“There are some great benefits to teaching and learning in an outdoor setting.” ~ Professor Lisa Greer Washington and Lee’s newly constructed outdoor classroom opened for use at the beginning…

This is a playful way for children to begin understanding simple fractions. This is a way for them to understand parts and wholes in a number. They could understand basic concepts of composing and decomposing parts and wholes in a number.

Learn how to plan with your children in mind when deciding on a garden design.

Beginning a school garden with a limited budget calls for creativity. Learn money-saving suggestions for a school garden including finding community resources, where to search online for cheap or free garden tools, acquiring and starting seeds, and best practices for buying compost in bulk.