In 2015 Winnwood Elementary was awarded a grant from their district, North Kansas City Schools, to construct two raised beds. With support from the district’s Food and Nutrition Services department the garden has impacted the entire school. Mrs. Gates’ 3rd grade class plants and cares for the garden. The garden sits in a courtyard that […]
Meet Hannah, KCCG’s New Schoolyard Garden Assistant!
Greetings everyone! My name is Hannah and I am the new Schoolyard Gardens Assistant here at KCCG. So far my time here has been full of visiting different schools and planting lots of lettuce, kale, broccoli, collards, and radishes and I’ve loved every minute of it! My passion for gardening and working with kids comes […]
Richardson Family Garden
This fall, Richardson Early Childhood Center of KCMO offered five 4 x 12 raised garden beds to families. With a Schoolyard Garden Assistant, these families will learn how to plant, properly water, weed and mulch. This will also bring opportunity to families to meet one another, creating more of a community feeling at Richardson. The […]
Young Gardeners “Sprout” in the Garden
On Wednesday, August 30th, Schoolyard Gardens had the second “Sprout in the Garden” lesson with Plaza Willow Montessori, a local Kansas City early childhood learning center. Schoolyard Gardens staff helped the children reseed raised beds of beets and carrots, and instructed them on proper thinning techniques for the lettuce and spinach planted the week before. […]
Students’ Garden Extends the Classroom
Last week students from Wendall Phillips Elementary, in the Kansas City Public School District, planted their eight raised beds with fall vegetables. The garden is used by the 3rd – 6th grade classes, each classroom chose two or three vegetables to plant in their raised bed. Students entered the garden ready to learn and get […]
Preschool Spotlight! The Rainbow Schoolyard Garden
The following entry was submitted by Elizabeth Mckinney from the Rainbow School in KCMO, which has been a member of the Schoolyard Program since 2009. Ms Elizabeth is a parent and garden manager of the gardens spends a lot of her time weeding, watering and creating teachable moments in the garden for the students. It’s […]
Back To Schoolyard Gardens
Last week students, throughout the metro returned to schools. Many of our schoolyard gardens are welcoming new and returning students to their growing spaces. Some schoolyard gardens have grown produce throughout the summer, and as students return to school they are being met with fresh tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. Other schoolyard gardens took a rest […]
Schoolyard Gardens Welcomes Josh!
Hello to all the friends of Schoolyard Gardens! My name is Josh Ellermann, and I will be serving as the Schoolyard Gardens Assistant for Kansas City Community Gardens from August 2017- July 2018. Having spent just three days on staff, I have been thoroughly inspired by the impact KCCG makes in Kansas City and am […]
One Year Anniversary of the Schoolyard Gardens Blog
The Schoolyard Gardens program is excited to celebrate our blog’s one-year anniversary! The SYG Blog was created with the hopes that it would be a place where our teachers, parents and students could read about garden tips, find lessons and activities that incorporate the gardens, and information about upcoming Schoolyard Gardens events. What we’ve enjoyed […]