In most US schools, learning is largely confined to classrooms, with students working on screens and in workbooks. While many organizations provide gardens on school grounds, these spaces are rarely utilized to their full potential. The Garden to Table partnership changes this!
- Every child in our partner schools participates in multiple hands-on garden lessons each season, seamlessly integrated with their BVSD curriculum.
- Students grow lettuce for their cafeterias every Spring and vegetables to take home every Fall. Tasting happens in both seasons!
- Students work side by side with their peers, teachers, and community members to complete meaningful tasks using regenerative garden practices.
- Thanks to updated curriculum and increased garden and program support, we have seen a 44% increase in garden visits per student compared to historic data before pandemic disruptions.
- For the first time in our 19 years of programming, an increasing number of teachers are bringing their students to the garden more than once per season.
- At Title I schools we’re now able to provide Garden Educators, and student garden visits have increased 235%!
6,500+ Students at 19 elementary schools in Colorado
2024 Students we’re serving at Title I schools
99% Of students are more engaged in learning when they visit their school garden according to their teachers
20 Years of garden programming at Boulder Valley elementary schools
