Cathy Law: Courtyard Gardens at New Paltz HS
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Courtyard Gardens
New Paltz High School
Creating School Gardens
Mission Statement
• To create an outdoor learning center dedicated to understanding and improving the environment.
• To enable learning that is problem based and interdisciplinary.
• To promote environmental stewardship.• To help build a positive school community.• To teach students valuable horticultural skills.• Promote food literacy and healthy eating
habits.
Gardeners in training
How to Start the Garden
The power of many working together is exceptional.
- Gloria Arrovo
Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.
- James Penney
AP Environmental Science class
Power of Many
• Project based on Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots. Helping the:
–Environment–Community–Animals
How to Maintain the Garden
• Environmental Club• Propose school-wide work parties- hang signs,
school announcements• Request volunteers from community and
school from email and facebook- send garden updates for times to volunteer (be sure to give back horticultural education or food)
How to Use the Garden
Sample class ideas
• Culinary Garden: Home and Careers- cooking classes • Scented garden: AP Biology- olfactory chemicals lab• Medicinal garden: World Languages- vocabulary• Native garden: Regents Biology- animal-plant ecology• Stone garden: Earth Science- rock identification• Zen garden: Social Studies- Buddhism• Bird Thicket: Field Biology- bird behavior• Butterfly garden- Field Biology- insect identification • Bee garden: Math classes- Fibonacci numbers• All gardens: Art classes- photography
Snacks in the Courtyard
Art in the Courtyard
Coffee in the Courtyard