Schoolyard Gardens Program
Summary
The Schoolyard Gardens Program offers urban children learning that engages the body as well as the mind, the opportunity to grow and eat fresh foods, and access to the natural world.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Somerville is an immigrant community. At two schools, 47 and 73% report English is not their first language. Somerville schools serve students from low-income families: at two schools between 63% and 83% are so. Over 40% of Somerville 1st-3rd graders are overweight or at risk for being so. Somerville is the most densely populated city in New England; about 19,400 residents per mile. Three highways run through, with 300,000 vehicles daily and six diesel rail lines with no local stops.
Activities
In-school, after-school and summer garden programming incorporating science, math, technology, engineering and nutrition into environmental science lessons with kindergarten-12 graders. We run after-school lessons and summer camp.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $5,429
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $29,571
Total Funding Goal: $35,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Through the creation of urban gardens, their is more permeable pavement, open space and green space in Somerville, increasing the urban canopy and decreasing carbon footprint. Elementary students understand their impact on the local environment.
Project Message
"Since working with GWS, I understand how I affect the community in which I live. I take time to look around at nature, and to care about how my community looks and is." Karolline, 14 years old.
- Karolline Braga, High School Employee, 14
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Jennifer Lawrence
Executive Director
240 Elm Street
Suite B7
Somerville, MA 02144
United States
617-628-9988
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Groundwork Somerville Inc.
240 Elm St. Suite B7
Somerville,
MA
02144
United States
617-628-9988
http://www.groundworksomerville.org
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Where this Project is Located
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United States
and can also be found under 
Climate Change (GG Green).
For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 1, 2009
Latest Update from the Field
Schoolyard Gardens after-school at most Somerville schools!
By Jennifer Lawrence - Executive Director, September 29, 2009 11:47 AM
Kennedy School
Healey School
East Somerville Community School
Winter Hill Community School
Prospect Hill Academy Lower School
West Somerville Neighborhood School
Argenziano School
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