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25 Public Schools Awarded School Garden Grants to Increase Student Exposure to Healthy Food Choices

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Contact: Victoria Holmes (202) 372-5415; [email protected]   

The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) announced today that 25 District of Columbia public and public charter schools have been awarded school garden grants, totaling $360,595. Through the School Garden Grant Program, under the DC Healthy Schools Act, six additional schools will plant new gardens and introduce students to new nutrient-dense foods, how their food is grown and the physical and recreational benefits of gardening.

“Increasing access to educational tools that teach students to make healthy choices is essential to child development,” said State Superintendent Hanseul Kang. “We are extremely pleased that our school garden program continues to grow   in the District to demonstrate the importance of firsthand learning experiences that develop lifelong healthy habits.”

With107 active school gardens in the District, this grant aims to support schools and the 37.4 percent of children in DC who live in households that are food insecure, according to DC Hunger Solutions. The funds will establish a school wellness committee and a school garden coordinator for both new and active school gardens in order to implement school garden and farm to school programming and integrate overall wellness in to the mission of the schools.

The 2015-16 grantees are:

Ward 1:

  • Cardozo High School
  • Cleveland Elementary School
  • Tubman Elementary School
  • HD Cooke Elementary School
  • Columbia Education Campus

Ward 3:

  • Horace Mann Elementary School

Ward 4:

  • West Education Campus
  • Bridges Public Charter School

Ward 5:

  • Creative Minds International Public Charter School
  • Browne Elementary School
  • Burroughs Education Campus
  • Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School

Ward 6:

  • Peabody Elementary School
  • JO Wilson Elementary School
  • Seaton Elementary School
  • Tyler Elementary School
  • Ludlow-Taylor Elementary Elementary School
  • Jefferson Middle School
  • Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School

Ward 7:

  • Sousa Middle School
  • Randle Highlands Elementary School

Ward 8:

  • Hendley Elementary School
  • Tech Prep Public Charter School
  • Ketcham Elementary School

For more information about school gardens in the District, visit osse.dc.gov.

 

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