Tustin Memorial receives fertilizer grant November 23, 2010|By ocregisterTUSTIN – Tustin Memorial Academy Elementary School has been awarded a $1,200 grant for fall 2011 from the California Fertilizer Foundation.
Each year the Foundation awards grants to 24 schools that either have existing student gardens or have an interest in creating them.
Information: calfertilizer.org
Several recent studies by prominent research groups demonstrate that school gardens create learning outcomes in both the garden as well as in the wider context of education. School gardens like the one at Tustin Memorial Academy promote development of independent learning and citizenship skills.
The Royal Horticultural Society, in partnership with the National Foundation for Educational Research conducted a one-year study, which revealed that school-based gardening generated many beneficial outcomes for students.
The study revealed the following findings:
Students learning about water conservation, The Orange County Register, February 24th, 2010
Tustin students learn by getting dirty, The Orange County Register, December 22, 2008
•September 2010 – Launch 2nd grade Vermicomposting/Soil Building (science standards)
– Earthroots hired with $1200 CA Fertilizer award to train GMs/teachers to compost with worms
$1200 includes training session for GMs and teachers at end of September and 1-2 guided class sessions.
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