{"id":309,"date":"2019-02-01T19:39:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T19:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/?page_id=309"},"modified":"2020-05-12T20:05:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T20:05:59","slug":"benefits-of-the-school-garden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/benefits-of-the-school-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of the School Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gardening supports academic achievement, helps students develop a healthy lifestyle, makes them more aware of their environment and helps them develop a sense of community. Additionally, research shows that outdoor activity and gardening contribute to normal eye development, improvement in ADHD symptoms, improved academic performance, reduction in stress, anxiety and depression, and make positive impacts on immune system development. <\/span>The many benefits of a garden include:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Providing an opportunity for hands-on, active learning to help connect abstract concepts to the real world.<\/li>\r\n<li>Enhancing children\u2019s awareness and appreciation of the environment.<\/li>\r\n<li>Providing a strategy and meaningful activity for working with \u201cat risk\u201d students.<\/li>\r\n<li>Helping students develop a strong sense of belonging, fellowship, caring, and community through garden activities.<\/li>\r\n<li>Instilling pride, ownership, and responsibility in students and community members.<\/li>\r\n<li>Increasing students\u2019 self-esteem.<\/li>\r\n<li>Integrating the curriculum in areas of science, math, social studies, and language arts.<\/li>\r\n<li>Improving health and nutrition, as children who grow vegetables are more likely to eat them.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-533\" src=\"http:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GoogleDrive_Bug-on-hand.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GoogleDrive_Bug-on-hand.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GoogleDrive_Bug-on-hand-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gardens also provide a means for schools to acquire additional funds, resources, and support through successful garden related activities.<br \/><br \/>Slow Foods USA describes <a href=\"http:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Benefits-of-School-Gardens-Denver-Urban-Gardens.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Benefits of School Gardens<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"pl-gb309-6a2e0503f19c4\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-gb309-6a2e0503f19c4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb309-6a2e0503f19c4-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb309-6a2e0503f19c4-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-44bed68a7f42-309\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-left\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-top ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tPrevious\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-gb309-6a2e0503f19c4-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb309-6a2e0503f19c4-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-4f915431f235-309\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-right\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/soil-testing\/building-a-garden-team\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-top ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tNext\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gardening supports academic achievement, helps students develop a healthy lifestyle, makes them more aware of their environment and helps them develop a sense of community. Additionally, research shows that outdoor activity and gardening contribute to normal eye development, improvement in ADHD symptoms, improved academic performance, reduction in stress, anxiety and depression, and make positive impacts &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/benefits-of-the-school-garden\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Benefits of the School Garden<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-309","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1736,"href":"https:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/309\/revisions\/1736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mastergardenerssandiego.org\/schools\/plant-a-seed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}