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Prairie students, volunteers highlight decade-long community garden as classroom
Summary
Students, retired teachers and volunteers presented the Prairie Community Garden in a Warrior Spotlight, describing its use as an outdoor classroom, a source of fresh produce for school meals and an intergenerational community project that supports curriculum and summer programming.
At a school board meeting on Sept. 8, Prairie students, retired teachers and volunteers presented the Prairie Community Garden as an ongoing learning space used across grade levels. “The school garden is more than just a patch of soil. It's a living classroom,” said Chris Chaney, a retired teacher who helped present the project, describing the garden's role in science, nutrition and sustainability lessons.
The garden has existed for more than 11 years and was started with a grant that paid for initial materials, presenters said. Students described classroom-to-garden activities:…
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