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On behalf of the REAL School Gardens' team, we wish to thank all of our volunteers for helping us create learning gardens that raise hope, spark imaginations and connect children to nature.
Volunteers keep our gardens - and the children who learn in them - growing!
REAL School Gardens is proud to work with a diverse volunteer pool and many dedicated partners, including educators, parents, area business partners and community groups. We are also grateful to our elementary school partners for helping us reach out to their communities. Please consider continuing to share your time and talents with us during this spring season. A summary of volunteer opportunities for Spring 2012 is provided below.
Thank you again for joining the many people who share in making REAL School Gardens a valuable community asset! Together, we are putting school gardens at the heart of urban neighborhoods. We are all a part of the success of REAL School Gardens! |
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Upcoming New Garden Installations - Spring 2012 |  | |
Garden Installations are days when the school community (teachers, parents, students, local groups, etc.) come together to do the dirty work of getting the school garden (outdoor learning classroom) installed.
Typical projects:
- Preparing vegetable beds - tilling soil, adding compost
- Preparing perennial beds - tilling soil, adding compost, planting and watering
- Installing fence - digging post holes, installing fence with cemented posts
- Installing entry arbors - digging post holes, installing arbor with cemented posts
- Installing walkways - moving decomposed granite and stones and leveling the paths
- Planting trees - digging holes, planting and watering
- Building compost station - setting up bins and starting compost pile
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Garden Installation Day at East Handley Elementary | |
Saturday, February 4, 2012
8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Free lunch provided)
You are cordially invited to attend a REAL School Gardens' community garden installation event. Please join the East Handley Elementary School community as they "dig in" to install their outdoor classroom.
East Handley Elementary School
We look forward to partnering with the school community at East Handley Elementary to turn learning in math, science and other subject areas inside out! Lead sponsorship from Chesapeake Energy Corporation helped to make this new outdoor classroom possible.
To register for this event: click here
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Garden Installation Day at Sidney Lanier Expressive Arts Vanguard | |
Saturday, March 3, 2012
8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Free lunch provided)
You are cordially invited to attend a REAL School Gardens' community garden installation event. Please join the Sidney Lanier Expressive Arts Vanguard school community as they "dig in" to install their outdoor classroom.
Sidney Lanier Expressive Arts Vanguard
1400 Walmsley Avenue
Dallas, TX 75208
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We look forward to partnering with the school community at Sidney Lanier Expressive Arts Vanguard to turn learning in math, science and other subject areas inside out!
To register for this event: click here
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Garden Installation Day at Charles Rice Learning Center | |
Saturday, March 24, 2012
8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Free lunch provided)
 You are cordially invited to attend a REAL School Gardens' community garden installation event. Please join the Charles Rice Learning Center school community as they "dig in" to install their outdoor classroom.
Charles Rice Learning Center
We look forward to partnering with the school community at Charles Rice Learning Center to turn learning in math, science and other subject areas inside out! To register for this event: click here |
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Garden Installation Day at Sagamore Hill Elementary | |
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Free lunch provided)
 You are cordially invited to attend a REAL School Gardens' community garden installation event. Please join the Sagamore Hill Elementary School community as they "dig in" to install their outdoor classroom.
Sagamore Hill Elementary School
701 S. Hughes Street
Fort Worth, TX 76103
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We look forward to partnering with the school community at Sagamore Hill Elementary to turn learning in math, science and other subject areas inside out! Lead support from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services helped to make this new outdoor classroom possible.
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| About Us | |
In addition to garden installations, REAL School Gardens provides year-round support for the gardens, professional development opportunities for educators and community-building networking events. Currently, REAL School Gardens works with 81 elementary schools in five urban school districts, ensuring that more than 45,000 children and 2,700 educators have hands-on learning in school gardens in North Texas. With plans to reach more students and school communities across the country, the organization is itself growing. For more information, visit www.realschoolgardens.org.
REAL School Gardens
503 Bryan Ave
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
P: 817.348.8102
F: 817.348.8680
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