Zero Waste Programs
Composting principles have always been part of the Grow Some Good curriculum however in the 2019-2020 school year, we kicked off the zero waste program. Food waste from the cafeteria was composted and put back into the garden to create a more fertile growing environment.
Zero Waste Articles
KAP_4:ND_K-2_1.1
The plant nutrient cycle (Carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, N-P-K, and minerals in plant growth)THEME: Nature's Design: Systems, Cycles, Patterns, Relationships, and Adaptations in the Garden System STRAND: Food GRADE LEVEL: K-2 Key Concepts Understand that plants need...
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_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...