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Local food council and teachers expand Growing Gardeners curriculum across RSU 9 schools
Summary
The Greater Franklin Food Council and RSU 9 staff described a standards-aligned Growing Gardeners curriculum and growing school-garden program, reporting hands-on lessons, community partnerships and potential district support to sustain and scale the program.
Laura Haft, who works with the Greater Franklin Food Council, and teachers from Cascade Brook and other schools presented the district with a multi-school school-garden program tied to standards and hands-on lessons. The initiative uses a curriculum called Growing Gardeners, aligned to K–8 standards, that includes 20 lessons per grade band and extension activities in language arts, math, science and…
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