by Kirk Surry | Dec 24, 2014 | Culture, Kamalii Elementary, School Gardens
Kamali’i Elementary School garden program provides nutrition education and curriculum support for all grade levels. Theme gardens, such as the Pizza Garden, Green Smoothie, Pioneer Garden and Native Hawaiian Gardens match learning objectives for each grade and...
by Kirk Surry | Oct 17, 2013 | Culture, Food, Front Page Articles, Front Page Slider, Kihei Elementary School
Today we harvested two varieties of heirloom Kō sugar cane, talked story about canoe plants brought by the earliest Hawaiian settlers, and used a hand crank cane juicer to make lilikoi lemonade with K-5 grade students during Maui Family YMCA A+ after school program...
by Kirk Surry | May 22, 2013 | Culture, Food, Recipes, Wailuku Elementary School
Mas de 100 estudiantes participating in tutoring and enrichment programs at Wailuku Elementary School celebrated Cinco de Mayo by harvesting produce from their Salsa & Green Smoothie Gardens and sharing recipes during an after-school fiesta! Wailuku Elementary...
by Kirk Surry | May 11, 2013 | Culture, Education, Food, Growing, School Gardens
The harvest stage of a school garden provides an ideal setting to observe interdependence of producers and consumers: harvesting food in the garden vs. buying produce in a store or a restaurant. This is when Social Studies benchmarks can be supported in the garden...
by Kirk Surry | Sep 11, 2012 | Culture, Front Page Articles, School Gardens, Volunteer, Zero Waste
Home Gardening Support Network, Maui School Garden Network, Community Work Day and Grow Some Good are pleased to announce a Youth Gardening Workshop to make school garden information and experiences more accessible to teachers, volunteers and others who work with...
by Kathy Becklin | Jul 2, 2012 | Culture, Education, Front Page Slider, School Gardens, Zero Waste
The following is a synopsis of seaweed lessons and materials used for YMCA classes (mixed ages). Goal: Give students a understanding of the value of seaweed and it’s importance in our Hawaiian economy and culture. Time: 30 minutes Basic Plan: 1) Gather students...
