Maui Farm to School Network
Since 2008, Grow Some Good has provided school garden programming and now supports over 7000 students each year. School Gardens are a key resource for learning, engaging with nature, and instilling healthy habits.
Supported Schools
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Kihei Elementary
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Kihei Charter School
- Pōmaikaʻi Elementary
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Wailuku Elementary
- Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary
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Lahaina Intermediate
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Kahului Elementary
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Makawao Elementary
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Waihe’e Elementary
Self Sustaining Schools
- Lokelani Intermediate
- Puʻu Kukui Elementary
- Pukalani Elementary
- Kamehameha Schools Maui
- Hʻāiku Elementary
- Hāna School
- Montessori School of Maui
- Lahainaluna High
- Maui High
- King Kamehameha III Elementary
- King Kekaulike High
- Pāʻia Elementary
- Baldwin High
- Carden Academy
Network / Starter Schools
We offer these schools our network resources and support to grow their program. Some schools have gardens run by just a teacher or two; others have had a program in the past but do not at this time.
- Kula Elementary
- Kamali’i Elementary
- Iao Intermediate
- Lanai School
- Lihikai Elementary
- Haleakala Waldorf
- Kalama Intermediate
- Maui Waena Intermediate
- St. Anthony Grade School
- Seabury Hall Middle School
- Maui Adventist School
- Emmanuel Lutheran
- Maui Preparatory Academy
- Roots School
Articles About School Gardens
KAP_2:LS_K-2_4.3
DecompositionTHEME: The Living Soil--The Living Plant: We are all Interconnected and Related STRAND: Science of Soil Fertility GRADE LEVEL: K-2 Key Concepts Understand that decomposition includes organic materials, air, water, organisms, and time. Lesson Build, turn,...
KAP_3:NF_K-2_1.3
Food is place based, and different regions around the world have distinct culinary attributesTHEME: Nourishment: Feeding Our Mind and Body with What It Needs to Stay Healthy and Flourish STRAND: Food Culture GRADE LEVEL: K-2 Key Concepts Name foods that grow in your...
KAP_2:LS_3-5_5.4
Explain the importance of biodiversity to create resilience in the garden environmentTHEME: The Living Soil--The Living Plant: We are all Interconnected and Related STRAND: Biodiversity and Interdependent Relationships GRADE LEVEL: 3-5 Key Concepts Identify and...
KAP_2:LS_K-2_2.5
Polynesian introduced, endemic, and indigenous plantsTHEME: The Living Soil--The Living Plant: We are all Interconnected and Related STRAND: Science of Living Plants GRADE LEVEL: K-2 Key Concepts Identify and name main forest trees (koa, ʻohiʻa) and canoe crops...
KAP_1:PL_6-8_4.3
Hawaiian valuesTHEME: A Sense of Place: Sustainable Living Is Rooted in a Deep Knowledge of Place and Self STRAND: Values GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 Key Concepts Apply the principles and practices of aloha 'āina, mālama 'āina, kuleana, lōkahi, etc. in the garden on a regular...
KAP_1:PL_6-8_4.1
Relationship of family to placeTHEME: A Sense of Place: Sustainable Living Is Rooted in a Deep Knowledge of Place and Self STRAND: Values GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 Key Concepts Demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationship between the health of the land and natural...
KAP_4:ND_K-2_3.2
Recognize the action of water in living systemsTHEME: Nature's Design: Systems, Cycles, Patterns, Relationships, and Adaptations in the Garden System STRAND: Water GRADE LEVEL: K-2 Key Concepts Develop a model or solution that slows or prevents water from making...
KAP_2:LS_K-2_5.3
Interrelationships between soil, plants, animals, humans, and environmentTHEME: The Living Soil--The Living Plant: We are all Interconnected and Related STRAND: Biodiversity and Interdependent Relationships GRADE LEVEL: K-2 Key Concepts Describe how living things are...
KAP_2:LS_3-5_1.4
Explain how soils are created and erodeTHEME: The Living Soil--The Living Plant: We are all Interconnected and Related STRAND: Science of Living Soil GRADE LEVEL: 3-5 Key Concepts Understand that weather, geologic forces, and human activity create different soil...