Youth Gardening

School Gardening

School gardens have been used to teach students since the 1800's. Fredrick Froebel founded the first kindergarten in 1840. Froebel designed his kindergarten, which translated means child garden, to teach children through gardening. Since this time, teachers throughout the world have recognized the benefits of using school gardens.

The benefits of school gardens are numerous some include:

• Exciting and meaningful learning for students.
• Enhanced academic achievement.
• Improvement of students' social skills and cooperation.
• Understanding of the natural world.

School gardens can be an enjoyable place for teachers and students.

Other Information

KinderGARDEN
A great website for information on gardening with children.