In-school Programming
Our teaching team teaches during the school day every Tuesday and Wednesday at the Mancos Elementary School and once a month at the Early Learning Center. Every student at the Mancos Elementary School receives a 45 minute garden lesson every two weeks throughout the entire school year.
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We have been teaching in Mancos for over a decade so many students have participated in garden lessons from Prek or kinder throughout their entire school career. All our lessons are focused on food production, nutrition and resource conservation, most are CO state standards aligned and all lessons as aligned to the Mancos districts portrait of a graduate competencies.
 Garden class is the BEST! |  Calculating the weight on onions |  Always encouraging learning |
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 Guessing the weight of the squash |  Onion harvest |  Planting the sunflowers |
 Digging, planting, watering |  Planting pumpkins in later spring |  Compost lesson! |
 We include a tasting of fresh food in every class |  Onions harvesting is a favorite |  Finding potato treasure |
 Tasting the freshest food |  Watering together |  Family, identity and community |
 Group photo in winter during our Friday program |  Prepping the beds for planting |  Eating raw beets - surprising delicious |
 Tasting right off the plant! |
Interested in creating or improving a garden program in your school... we can help!
Contact us with questions or hire us to consult with you on starting a relationship with a school district, starting or maintaining a school garden or for staff training!