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1 UFFLORIOA IFAS Etension Mehrhof Hall PO Bo Gainesville, FL Phone: (352) Fa: (352) Florida School Garden Competition ENTRY FORM SchOOI, I_n_d_ia_n H_a_rb_o_u_r_Mo_n_te_s_s_o_ri Teacher(s) & Grade(s) involved in garden program Theresa Trawick and linda Silverthorn 3rd and 4th Grades Contact Person Theresa Trawick address Phone ( 321) Fa ( ) Time contact person can be reached M-F: 7:30-8:00 am; 2:45-4:00pm Street address 1230 Banana River Dr. City Indian Harbour Beach State_F_L Zip CATEGORY (Please mark only one) SINGLE CLASS GARDEN (Garden used by one dass only) Number of students in dass and grade X MULTIPLE CLASS GARDEN (Garden used by more than one dass or grade, but not by the entire school). I d' h d d d 22; 3rd-4tl1 grades Number 0 f students InVO ve In t e gar en an gra es ENTIRE SCHOOL GARDEN (Garden that is used by all grade levels at the school) Number of students involved in the garden and grades Number of dasses involved Room 10: 3rd4th grades

2 TYPE of school garden that you use with your students. (Please mark only one) Vegetable Flower Combination vegetable/flower Other, please specify _veg..::.-eta_b_le/f_lowe_~_ipi_ nea-.:...:.pp_le Please indicate the number of hours a week, on average; your students spend in the garden hours 1. Please mark all the activities that your students participate in prior to gardening. Planning the garden Preparing the garden Designing the garden Choosing plants Other: 2. Please mark all the activities that your students participate in while in the garden. Planting Watering Weeding Observing Recording Harvesting Playing Sitting Fertilizing Eperimenting Other: '-.../ 3. Please indicate the percentage of time, on average, that you used the garden as an instructional tool in your classroom. _5"_0 4. Please mark the subject area(s) into which you have incorporated school gardening. Check all that apply. Math Science History Health/Nutrition Music Physical Ed. Ethics (responsibility and nurturing) Other, please specify Social Studies Language Arts Environmental Ed. 5. Please indicate the number of years that a school garden has been part of your curriculum. 7 years 6. Please indicate the types of volunteers that have helped you and your students with the garden.,master Gardener volunteers County Etension Office Parents University students Garden club members 4-H members High school students FFA Older students at your school Senior citizens Other, please specify

3 7. Please indicate the source(s) of information used to assist in the incorporation of school gardening into your school's curriculum. Check all that apply. County Etension service 4-H education materials Teacher in-service training Lifelab Personal knowledge Master Gardener training Educational journals/publications Friends/volunteers National Gardening Association's Growlab/Growing ideas newsletter Other, please specify 8. Please indicate the types of educational material(s) used in the classroom to support the use of school gardening in the curriculum. Library books Computer software lnternet Videos Filmstrips Personal books Tetbooks Eperiments Trade books Gardening magazines and catalogs Newspapers Other, please specify_ca_de..;..pt_.o_fe_d_uc8_t_ion_-_"l_inki_"n..;:..9_sc_ho_o_1g_ar_de_ns_t_os_ts_n_ds_rd_s" ***Please read and sign below*** By submitting the same you acknowledge and agree that the University of Florida (and Walt Disney World Co.) may reproduce the same and all materials may be displayed (in part or in whole) at the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival and for other promotional materials. Such presentation materials (and School Garden packets) will NOT be returned to you (they will become the property of the University of Florida and Walt Disney World Co.) Finally, you acknowledge and agree that should your school be selected as a winner under the competition, then to the etent any of the photographs or materials submitted contain the names of likeness of students, teachers and/or others, you will be required to have adult individuals sign (and the parents/guardians of such students) sign consent/release forms provided by us so that we can display those photographs or materials concerning your winning garden. ***Such requirement would be a condition of your accepting the award. *** I have read and understand the above. (~tl :JA~ ~ Signature Date

4 Section B EDUCATIONAL RELEVANCE 1) Use of the garden for interdisciplinary learning and the courses that were emphasized. a) Science -recording observations and collecting data -daily log on garden activities -learning to take bullet notes -simple machines: pulleys, levers, wedges -predictions of outcome -study of seasons effects on garden -decomposers -vermiculture: worms eat our garbage and feed our plants -evaporation: the water cycle -solar energy -photosynthesis -using patterns to solve problems b) Math -measurements of beds, rows, and spacing -understanding units of measurement c) Geometry -drawing plans on graph paper -area and volume d) Language Arts-writing descriptions -writing paragraphs describing thoughts and feelings

5 e) History -social science -agriculture as economy -Native American agriculture -sequence of Florida historical land use events f) Art -students completed hand-drawn etensions of their pictures in the garden to give as holiday gifts (see included project) 2) Use of resources (outside &/or personal) to facilitate garden learning. a) Florida Vegetable Garden Guide: for varieties/planting dates & spacing b) Square Foot Gardening: by Mel Bartholomew c) Field Trips -Rockledge Gardens -Hydroponic Farm 3) Links the garden to the Montessori Educational Standards: Total immersion in Practical Life Skills which promote a life-long love of learning in the garden! LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT 1) Student leadership and effort as it pertains to the school garden project. a) Leaders chosen daily on garden days -directs garden chores -leads decision making regarding garden -students chose seeds & seedlings and placement of each 2) Utilization &/or partnership with garden-related organizations. b) Jones Nursery Landscape & Irrigation

6 -irrigation plans -materials -heaviest hammering labor c) High Tech Supplies d) Lighting Science Group e) Rockledge Gardens 3) Type of school and community support for the school garden program. a) Si parents participated with teachers on day of construction b) Administrative approval of new garden area and maintenance to remove miscellaneous storage items from site for our use c) Primary (3-6 yr olds), Toddlers (2 yr olds) visit regularly d) Ring Farm donated horse manure, hay, and mulch as often as needed e) Primary (3-6 yr olds) Class invited for weekly mentoring by our students to be their IIGarden Buddies" GARDEN QUALITY 1) Garden design consideration and process a) Children drew square foot garden plans b) Garden boards were laid out and discussed c) Timing for seasonal planting was considered d) Final plan summary was documented (see attached diagram) 2) Qualities that make this garden unique.

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9 a) Interplanting b) Square foot gardening c) Recycled blinds to create name markers d) Worm beds for compost/fertilizer 3) Care and Maintenance of the garden. a) Donated straw mulch b) Mulch with worm compost and composted horse manure c) Very little weeding, all done by children d) Irrigation structure -installed 40' of blue-line black water line -attached pliable drip lines -used misting stakes approimately 16 for the 40' 4' garden e) Watering schedule -established plants: ~ hr 2 times per week -new seedlings: ~ hr 3 times per week 4) Selection and use of plants a) Plant selection based on season/geographic location and usefulness b) Contributed fruits and vegetables to create centerpieces for special school lunches (see pictures) c) Made nutritional contributions to the bimonthly Mako Market, especially towards the juicer creations d) Stewed winter squash where the students peeled, cut, spiced and cooked the squash

12 -20/21 students tasted this delicious dish -15/21 students had never tasted before e) Weekly tasting of many raw vegetables straight from the garden f) Edible flowers g) Much of the harvest went home with students PACKET QUALITY 1) Packet Adheres to the guidelines and all required support materials are included. Enjoy!

TEMPLATE FOR CMaP PROJECT

TEMPLATE FOR CMaP PROJECT Each participant who participated in the CMaP workshop signed an agreement to conduct a CMaP project and write up. This template is provided to you as a guide for the CMaP project