About the Project

The Generations Garden will be a safe and inviting green space for all students, teachers, and families to cultivate relationships to the land and one another. Our 7th graders start the school year with the essential question, “What can one generation learn from another generation?”. The Generations Garden will be a centerpiece for this opening unit as we invite their elders to gather and share their connections to food and land. Throughout the school year, the garden will provide opportunities for experiential and interdisciplinary learning. In history, students will trace the origins and migrations of different plants and foods, as well as learn about how farming and agriculture developed around the world. While in math, students will use equations to plan backwards from a desired harvest date to determine when to plant and make predictions about the growth of plants. The school year culminates with a focus on the impact humans have on the environment, so our students will reflect on what actions need to be taken to ensure that the environment is healthy for future generations. The Generations Garden will be a generative learning space that promotes and preserves our cultural practices, as well as builds upon the abundant ancestral knowledge in our community.