Program ideas for your garden and schoolyard

Growing on school grounds can include many components, each with its own rich learning opportunities, including:

• School productive gardens
• Outdoor learning spaces
• Greenhouses
• Beehives
• Pollinator gardens

Connecting to Curriculum

Any subject can be taught in a school garden, whether the class is being held in the garden space, or it is being used for the lesson. See the curriculum connections below.

• Elementary (Gr.K-7)
• Secondary (Gr.8-12)

Lesson Plans

• Lesson Plan: Saving Garden Seeds

Resources to get you started

Farm to School BC Resources

• Grants
• Program budget calculator
• School garden crop planning guide
• School garden summer maintenance guide

Partner Resources

• Green Thumbs at School: SPEC Food Garden Lesson Book
• Patterns through the Seasons: Life Cycles
• Starting a Schoolyard Market Garden
• School Year Gardens – A Toolkit to Grow Food from September to June
• Rooted in Place: Gardens as Year-round Learning Grounds – Vancouver School Board
• TEGS Garden Design Plan
• Creating an Outdoor Classroom – LifeCycles
• West Coast Seeds – Regional Planting Charts
• Planning for Urban Pollinators
• Teach Food First by Healthy Schools BC