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PARENTS GUIDE
Growing the Future by
Teaching Children
In the Gardens
Mark your calendar for our major fall event Grannys Harvest
Celebration, Sunday, October 4, 1-5 p.m. Its an old fashion family
fun event.
Grannys Garden School develops and supports hands-on learning experiences for children through schoolyard-based garden
and nature focused programs to help children experience nature,
the satisfaction of growing their own food and to appreciate the
simple pleasure of picking a flower.
www.grannysgardenschool.org
granny@grannysgardenschool.org
513-324-2873
FAQ
Is there a fee for my child to participate in Grannys Garden
School?
GRANNYS GARDEN
IN THE COMMUNITY
GRANNYS GARDEN
IN THE COMMUNITY
How do you get your funding?
Though based on school grounds, Grannys Garden School is not
funded by the school districts we serve.
Most of our supply and service needs are met with in-kind donations
from companies Krismers, Haddix Tree Service, Eads, McCabe
Lumber, Tanos Bistro, Hyperdrive, Larosas, Funke Fired Arts, VegHead, JBM Packaging, Burton's Bamboo, Google Adwords and
Sound Press
We consider our supporters as direct partners who help us make it
possible for kids to benefit from connecting with and learning from
their environment. Become a partner today!
We invite donors to personally visit the gardens, assist with a class
and witness the impact of their contributions firsthand. 100% of donor contributions go directly to Grannys Garden School programs.
How can I help?
Financial support or donation of in-kind goods/services: from printing, graphic design, baskets, to pots and furniture to paint, to things
lying around the house, we are constantly looking for items to help
us further our mission.
Volunteer for our annual Plant Sale and/or Harvest Celebration,
work in the gardens or the office, attend Grannys Spring Plant Sale,
held the first weekend in May, join the Bouquet-a-Week Club or join
Grannys Garden School Boosters.
Hold a mini fundraiser in your neighborhood, with family and
friends.
Parents and grandparents are welcome in Grannys gardens to help
when their childs class comes out to garden. More volunteers makes
for a smaller group and better experience for everyone.
ABOUT GGS
In 2002, years ahead of the school garden movement that is now
sweeping the globe, a grandmother received permission to create a
flower garden at her grand childrens grade school in Loveland, OH.
She wanted to provide children a place to pick flowers. This was the
beginning of Grannys Garden School (GGS).
Today, there are more than 100 vegetable gardens, lots of flower gardens and a mile nature trail that serves all of Lovelands more than
1,400 first fourth grade public school children. The four year program
(22 lessons per year per classroom) is recognized as one of the largest
and most comprehensive school garden programs.
The lessons/activities are well-designed, promote critical thinking skills, and help students realize their critical role in the world
around them.
-Brandi Carter, 4th grade teacher
Dont judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds
you plant.
-Robert Louis Stevenson
The garden program offers a variety of engaging, standards-based lessons. I know that when they learn in this way it has a greater impact on
them, far greater than reading facts in a text book.
-Brooke Hobson, Second Grade Teacher