BUSD Garden-Based Learning Curriculum

The Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) has pioneered garden education since the first school garden was planted at LeConte Elementary in 1983. This single garden inspired many others, and over the next twelve years it evolved into a multi-school Gardening and Cooking Program with annual support from a federal grant of $1.9 million from the California Nutrition Network (CNN). Once the new farm bill was finally signed in 2014, after more than five years of heated debate, nutrition assistance and education programs got cut across the board. This affected nutrition education programs throughout the country. The Gardening and Cooking Program has proved resilient despite losing all of this funding. The 2014-2015 school year marks a shift. Today, BUSD provides a program focused on garden-based learning that connects to Next Generation Science and Common Core State Standards at eleven elementary schools, three early child education schools, two middle schools, and Berkeley Technology Academy. This was made possible with community driven support and an unprecedented commitment from the BUSD School Board that demonstrates thought-leadership and a continued commitment to educating the whole child.

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February 08th, 2015

christopher nakao added K.17 Celebrate!

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christopher nakao added K.16 Investigating Insects

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christopher nakao added K.16 Investigating Insects

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christopher nakao added K.15 Dirt Made My Lunch

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christopher nakao added K.14 Six Plant Parts

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christopher nakao added K.13 Eat a Rainbow

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christopher nakao added K.12 Temperature Hunt

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christopher nakao added K.11 Changing Seasons and Climates

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christopher nakao added K.10 Water Use Charades

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christopher nakao added K.9 Water Search

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christopher nakao added K.8 Soil Explorers

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christopher nakao added K.7 Weather and Clouds

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christopher nakao added K.6 Lettuce to Market

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christopher nakao added K.5 Worms

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christopher nakao added K.4 Reuse in the Garden

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christopher nakao added K.3 Tops and Bottoms

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christopher nakao added K. 1 Respect in the Garden

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christopher nakao added K.2 Seeds!

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January 03rd, 2015

Daria Wrubel added 5.14 6 Plant Parts Revisted

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Daria Wrubel added 5.12 Nitrogen Fixers

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