The NTx School Garden Network plays a crucial role in advancing the school garden movement by providing essential support to school garden educators. By offering resources, training programs, and collaborative platforms, the organization empowers educators to enhance their skills, share best practices, and create thriving school gardens. Through strategic partnerships, funding opportunities, and educational initiatives, the organization fosters a supportive ecosystem that enables educators to cultivate not only gardens but also a sense of community, environmental stewardship, and hands-on learning experiences for students. This collaborative effort ensures the sustainable growth and impact of the school garden movement, enriching education and promoting a deeper connection between students and the natural world.
Our mission is growing stronger communities in North Texas through garden-based learning. We empower school communities to create and grow sustainable garden programs in their own schoolyards. Through collaborative partnerships and dedicated volunteer efforts, we provide the necessary resources, expertise, and guidance to help school garden leaders establish and maintain thriving garden programs. By bridging the gap between ambition and resources, we aim to foster a love for learning, promote healthy lifestyles, and cultivate a sense of responsibility for the environment among students in our community.
Reviving The School Garden: Filling the Resource Gap and Cultivating Community Connection
Imagine the vibrant potential of a school garden – a space teeming with life, bursting with educational opportunities, and fostering a sense of community among students, teachers, and families. Yet, all too often, these promising gardens remain dormant, forgotten corners on school campuses. These valuable resources, once vibrant hubs of learning and growth, are left neglected due to a lack of essential resources and dedicated garden leadership.
In schools across our community, countless gardens and vacant green spaces lie idle, their untapped potential representing a missed opportunity to connect students with the wonders of nature, healthy food choices, and the valuable lessons that come from hands-on experience. These garden and green spaces could be thriving classrooms, where students develop a deep understanding of ecological systems, learn to nurture plants, and build a strong sense of responsibility for the environment.
By sponsoring a school garden educator, providing necessary tools, offering professional development, and nurturing garden mentorship, you can be part of the movement to revitalize these dormant spaces. Together, we can ensure that every school garden becomes a thriving center of learning, fostering curiosity, connection, and a deeper appreciation for the environment.
Join us in our effort to cultivate vibrant school gardens that enrich education, empower healthier lifestyles, and strengthen the bonds within our community. Your contribution can help us awaken these dormant spaces, transforming them into vibrant learning landscapes that have a lasting impact on students, families, and the community. Together, we can make school gardens bloom with life once again.
• $75 - Seeds & Curriculum for a School Garden Educator: A great starting point that allows donors to directly contribute to the foundational elements of the garden program.
• $140 - School Site Consultation: Explaining how this consultation will benefit the school and its garden development could enhance its appeal.
• $250 - Sponsor a Teacher to Attend Leadership Training: Highlight the significance of training teachers as garden leaders to ensure the sustained growth of the garden program.
• $300 - Garden Tool Bundle (Trowels, Rakes, Buckets, etc.): Consider specifying the tools included and their impact on the garden's functionality.
• $1,200 - Professional Development for 1 Title One School & Garden Team: Emphasize how this comprehensive support benefits the entire school community.
$2,800 8 Vego Garden Beds and 5 yards of soil to create a garden space.
• $5,000 - School Garden Team Mentorship for 1 School Year: Support a school garden team and lead them towards the development of a thriving, sustainable school garden program.
• $15,000 - School Garden Support for an Entire School Year: A school will be paired with a Garden Educator who will provide programming, plan for maintenance, lessons, teacher support, special events and more.
• $20,000 - Garden Startup Sponsorship for a New School Garden: A Garden Educator aids a school in establishing a school garden from the soil to the professional development and the creation of a site specific school garden program that the community can easily sustain and grow.
At NTx School Garden Network, we are committed to equity in education and environmental accessibility. We recognize that systemic disparities exist in educational opportunities and resources, and we're dedicated to addressing these inequities through our work. We prioritize Title 1 schools, where the need is greatest, to ensure that all students have an equal chance to benefit from the transformative power of school gardens. We strive to create an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity, amplifies underrepresented voices, and provides every student with the tools they need to succeed in their academic journey and beyond.
Join us in our mission to create a lasting impact on education, health, and community engagement. With over 7,600 volunteer hours invested since 2020, we're already making a difference, and your support will help us continue our vital work in bringing the joys of gardening and learning to Title 1 schools. Together, we can cultivate a future where every student can thrive through the magic of school gardens.
Organization name
NTx School Garden Network
other names
NTx School Garden Network
Causes
Education - K-12
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, Native American
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
8907 SAN LEANDRO DR