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July 31, 2023  |  By Taylor Pond  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight: Accelerated Schools of Overland Park

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The dog days of summer are here in Kansas City and schoolyard gardens are showing it. Juicy tomatoes are in abundance, as are vibrantly green cucumber and zucchini plants. Yum! One school exemplifying the bodacious summer harvest is Accelerated Schools of Overland Park.     Ms. Lusher coordinates the garden at ASOP: “Our environmental science class […]

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July 24, 2023  |  By Mackenzie Haas  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight: EPiC Elementary

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For this week’s school spotlight, KCCG reached out to Schoolyard Garden Coordinator, Susan Maynor with EPiC Elementary to get the perspective of a coordinator leading the garden at their school. EPiC Elementary has 19 raised beds on campus along with a butterfly garden and a container garden.  “As part of EPiC Elementary’s vision to equip […]

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July 17, 2023  |  By Taylor Pond  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight: Liberty Elementary

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In March, we went out to assist Liberty Academy with a garden build. They were a lively group of students, led by a vibrant instructor named Ms. Richardson! It was a chilly morning, but we made it through. Thanks to lots of laughs, teamwork, and some music playing in the background. Right off, Ms. Richardson […]

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June 26, 2023  |  By Mackenzie Haas  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight: Oakhill Day School

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“I saw this on my hike through some wetlands this morning!” Jared Cole says pointing to a native plant in his rain and butterfly garden. He explained that the space dedicated to their schoolyard garden was at the bottom of a hill, unusable for a ball field or playground space. Since it received plenty of […]

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June 12, 2023  |  By Claire Sinovic  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight: EarlystART Metro Child & Family Development Center

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For the next two months, our SYG blog will spotlight a few of the wonderful schoolyard garden sites we have the pleasure of assisting. Each week, we’ll zoom in on a different school, sharing and celebrating their garden stories. We hope you’ll be as inspired as we are by these rock star gardeners! I’ll kick […]

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July 12, 2022  |  By Claire Sinovic  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight: Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired

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This week I’m excited to spotlight the garden at Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI). CCVI has been a member of the Schoolyard Gardens program for about 5 years and they generally grow in all three seasons. They are huge fans of sweet potatoes and in 2019 harvested an impressive 100 lbs.! Their garden […]

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June 6, 2022  |  By Claire Sinovic  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight – Roeland Park Early Childhood Development Center

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For the next two months, our SYG blog will spotlight a few of the wonderful schoolyard garden sites we have the pleasure of assisting. Each week, we’ll zoom in on a different school, sharing and celebrating their garden stories. We hope you’ll be as inspired as we are by these rock star gardeners! I’ll kick […]

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November 8, 2021  |  By Hannah Ebling-Artz  |  In Schoolyard Gardens

School Spotlight: Horizon Academy

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For this week’s blog post, we take a closer look at Horizon Academy’s schoolyard garden. I talked to Technology Specialist for Horizon and SYG on-site coordinator, Alex Hayes, to get the details. Below, he gives us a little history on the school and shares all of the amazing things that have been happening in the […]

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