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13.1 Report on Garden Education Program |
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Summary:
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The MDUSD Garden Education Program was recently created to increase student access to healthy, locally grown foods and to further student and teacher access to NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) by utilizing garden and outdoor education spaces. The project is a continuation of the pilot MDUSD Farm to School Program that was started in 2014-2015 and continued in 2015-2016 with funding through a competitive USDA Planning Grant, with additional support from Republic Services, the Foundation for Pleasant Hill Education, and Sequoia Science Education. The schools participating in the pilot are Sequoia Elementary and Fair Oaks Elementary in Pleasant Hill, Bancroft Elementary in Walnut Creek and El Monte Elementary in Concord. The education program recently won a Leadership in Sustainability Award in Food System Innovation from Sustainable Contra Costa in September 2016. |
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Recommendation
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Louise Neville - Administrative Assistant |
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Jennifer Sachs - Chief, Educational Services |
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Dr. Nellie Meyer - Superintendent |
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