If you haven’t yet given
to our IOBY campaign, there is still time!
TODAY every $25 donated to our online fundraising campaign will be matched!
Show your commitment to organic sustainable food and to food justice based education programs. Help Wingate campus students of today become
the urban farmers of tomorrow.
That is where you come in!
We have provided a welcoming space for hands-on and interdisciplinary education to The High School for Public Service since 2009. Stepping outside of the traditional classroom environment and onto the farm engages students minds and bodies in completely new and stimulating ways than is possible in an indoor setting. The farm landscape fosters curiosity and allows flexibility for a wide array of students who excel at learning in non-traditional ways.
We want to provide farm-based education opportunities to the 5 schools at Wingate Campus, over 1200 students!
That is where you come in!We have provided a welcoming space for hands-on and interdisciplinary education to The High School for Public Service since 2009. Stepping outside of the traditional classroom environment and onto the farm engages students minds and bodies in completely new and stimulating ways than is possible in an indoor setting. The farm landscape fosters curiosity and allows flexibility for a wide array of students who excel at learning in non-traditional ways.
Here is an example of some the ways the Youth Farm is used as an outdoor classroom:
·
Science
lessons come to life through plant and ecological observation Nutrition lessons start at soil nutrient
quality: students pick, prepare and eat delicious food. They can taste test for
themselves and discuss what nutrition means to them.
·
Art
classes beautify the neighborhood with outdoor signs and mural paintings.
Sketching classes can inspire the next great artists of the 21st century.
·
Gym
classes work all muscles (including the brain!) while cultivating soil and
turning compost
For every
donation of $25 or above, another $25 will be added by theJohson Ohana
Charitable Foundation.
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