BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum

The Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) has pioneered garden education since the first school garden was planted at LeConte Elementary in 1983. This single garden inspired many others, and over the next twelve years it evolved into a multi-school Gardening and Cooking Program with annual support from a federal grant of $1.9 million from the California Nutrition Network (CNN). Once the new farm bill was finally signed in 2014, after more than five years of heated debate, nutrition assistance and education programs got cut across the board. This affected nutrition education programs throughout the country. The Gardening and Cooking Program has proved resilient despite losing all of this funding. The 2014-2015 school year marks a shift. Today, BUSD provides a program focused on garden-based learning that connects to Next Generation Science and Common Core State Standards at eleven elementary schools, three early child education schools, two middle schools, and Berkeley Technology Academy. This was made possible with community driven support and an unprecedented commitment from the BUSD School Board that demonstrates thought-leadership and a continued commitment to educating the whole child.

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October 28th, 2014

Jezra Thompson added 2.12 Seasonal Salads

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:14pm

Jezra Thompson added 2.11 Bees and Pollination

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:14pm

Jezra Thompson added 2.6 Mulching

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Jezra Thompson added 2.5 The FBI

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Jezra Thompson added 2.4 Will it Decompose

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Jezra Thompson added 2.10 Water Footprint

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Jezra Thompson added 2.9 The Water Cycle

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:14pm

Jezra Thompson added K.15 Dirt Made My Lunch

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:13pm

Jezra Thompson added K.14 Six Plant Parts

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:12pm

Jezra Thompson added K.13 Eat a Rainbow

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:12pm

Jezra Thompson added K.12 Temperature Hunt

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:12pm

Jezra Thompson added K.11 Changing Seasons and Climates

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:12pm

Jezra Thompson added K.10 Water Use Charades

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:12pm

Jezra Thompson added K.9 Water Search

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:12pm

Jezra Thompson added K.6 Lettuce to Market

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:11pm

Jezra Thompson added K.5 Worms

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:11pm

Jezra Thompson added K.4 Reuse in the Garden

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:11pm

Jezra Thompson added K.17 Celebrate!

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:11pm

Jezra Thompson added K.16 Investigating Insects

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:11pm

Jezra Thompson added K.8 Soil Explorers

to BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum - on Oct 28, 08:10pm