Hands-On Learning in the Schoolyard
As the school year began, a teacher and doctoral student had a shared vision: to turn a vast, brown landscape of dry grass in the elementary schoolyard into a thriving, productive garden. Together, these two realized that bringing the outside world into the school day could cultivate a sense of environmental stewardship inside their classroom. They wondered: Could a vegetable garden, designed and maintained by elementary students, be an ideal way to bring the outside in?