Garden+Mission

Why An Outdoor Classroom/Garden at Westm﻿eade?

As part of our participation in the Healthy Schools Initiative we garden to
Follow this link and learn why working in a garden can help children learn and relax! [|The National Gardening Association has a great site for Kids Gardening]
 * [[image:Worms+Kids.JPG width="222" height="163"]] || * Promote wonder and curiosity
 * Get kids to like healthy food and make good food choices.
 * Become more physically active
 * Provide a healthy way of “blowing off energy”
 * Promote nonviolence – reduce bullying
 * Stimulate observation and questioning skills
 * Connect with parents and help students and parents develop food security ||

Here are more reasons to get kids into the garden.