This is a GARDEN PROJECT presentationenjoy

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• This is a GARDEN PROJECT presentationenjoy!

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• Introductions
• My name is Stacey Abraham and my garden partner
  at our school is Kim Bojesen- she could not come
  today because she is pregnant. We both live in
  Kamloops.

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Kim
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School/Community- who are we?

• Ralph Bell School is a little neighborhood
  school, nestled in the Valley, utilized by many
  community groups and teams for soccer, lacrosse,
  volleyball, cub scouts, etc.
• The school is on Valleyview Drive, which is a
  main thoroughfare for drivers to get to work
  downtown therefore, the school is very visible
  to the community.
• Out of about 150 students total, 43 are First
  Nations students, and over 80 are bus students.
  Many students live on the Kamloops Indian Band
  Reserve, and many live in different trailer
  courts. A few are from the neighbourhood.

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OUR MISSION

• To promote healthy living through nutrition,
  education, community partnerships, peer
  cooperation, enjoyment, and neighborhood
  beautification.

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How to get started on a school garden

• Read-magazines, newspapers, Internet, etc.
• Research- other schools success stories, grants,
  feasibility of space/location.
• Expenses-consider wood ( if you choose side-walls
  ), nails, stain, paint, landscaping fabric,
  shovel, hoe, rake, hand shovels, watering cans,
  seeds, plantsDONATIONS!
• Funding- identify possible sources-
  alternativegifts.ca. PAC, Science Learning
  resources, evergreen.ca, fundrasing
• Contacts/Communication- PAC, School Board, Staff,
  Seed/plant supplier.
• Decision- making!!
• Form a committee, start small and do it well!

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How to maintain a garden project...

• Secure funding
• Secure volunteers
• Secure staff/student support and participation
• Secure community help
• Secure location/water supply
• Make time-line- consider seasons
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Start of the project!
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Big and little buddies cooperate on project!
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School District Cupe Employees- Thanks!
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Potatoes
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Before the soil!
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It is starting to grow!
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WOW!
WOW!
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• How to maintain a school garden
• Secure water supply and evaluate
• Secure student/staff participation and delegate,
  evaluate
• Secure volunteers from neighborhood to help weed,
  even during summer, evaluate.
• Check soil/boxes, evaluate
• Evaluate type of seeds/growth/abundance of plants
• Make it even better from year to year!

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• Common questions, problems, concerns
• Vandalism?
• Sprinklers Systems?

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compost
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Extension Ideas!

• Art- sketch it, take seeds and glue for mosaic,
  photograph, watercolor, pastel, leaf prints,
  potato and squash printing.
• Math- charts, graphs, questions.
• Science- best seeds for citys seasons, best
  conditions for seeds, temperature, climate, water
  cycle, global warming.
• Social Studies- mapping the planning stages of
  the garden ( competitions! ), mapping the gardens
  after they are built.
• Writing- creative stories, poems, newspaper
  articles

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ART!
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Community Weeders!
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More Art!
More Art!
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• Other activities our little buddies and big
  buddies do together to stay healthy!
• Exercise in stations together!
• Eat nutritious snacks together!
• Clean up the schoolyard together!
• Help each other stay safe on the school grounds!
• Recycle together!

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I eat the carrots!
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I eat the celery and some of the lettuce!
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garden
P.A.C. helps the garden out with money! Thanks!
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Time to Harvest, Boys!
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We will make Stone Soup!
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Alternatives to a full fledged school garden

• Herb gardens/Desert Gardens inside the school
• Planter gardens
• Just flowers!

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evergreen.ca
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alternativegifts.ca
Internet Sites-specific to your own city.
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You can do it , too!
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slabraham_at_yahoo.ca