Programs

Environmental Education
Seed to Mouth
The BEETS

Environmental Education

Year Established: 1994

GOAL: TO EDUCATE EACH STUDENT TO HIGH ACADEMIC LEARNING STANDARDS USING A HANDS-ON SCIENCE CURRICULUM THAT WILL FOSTER KNOWLEDGE OF, AND RESPECT FOR, OUR ENVIRONMENT.

Offers hands-on science curriculum that utilizes and celebrates Next Generation Science Standards
Increases exposure to SF area green spaces, farmers markets, local farms and gardens, and other outdoor adventures
Gardens grow over 50 varieties of fruits and vegetables
Provides opportunities for students to learn teamwork and respect each other, while studying the environment

PARTNERS & SITES

In-school Programs

John Muir Elementary School (at Koshland Garden)
Rosa Parks Elementary School gardens, and other outdoor adventures

After-school Programs

Booker T. Washington Community School (at New Liberation Garden)
Cobb Elementary School ExCEL
Magic Zone (at Koshland Garden and Ella Hill Hutch)
Rosa Parks Elementary School ExCEL
Willie Mays Clubhouse, Boys & Girls Club

Do you love to plant a seed and watch it grow? Do you believe sunshine and fresh air can change your life? Do you think all kids deserve sage, outdoor spaces of their own? Then volunteer become a volunteer now!

VOLUNTEER!

96%

of youth participating in our in-school classes INCREASED their knowledge of gardening and environmental issues

Help our youth flourish in the garden this spring! Your spare change, and even part of your dinner bill, can add up to BIG change for kids in the Western Addition.
We are so grateful and excited to be awarded a 5-year grant from the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families! This substantial grant will support our Seed to Mouth Garden Education Program, which teaches environmental and nutritional education using gardens as classrooms.
A new tradition has begun at Rosa Parks as students join Seed-to-Mouth Garden Educator, Annie, for weekly yoga sessions in the Lower Garden. Students were also treated to an impromptu Salad Day thanks to all of the extra veggies in the gardens. Plus, get a recipe for Four-Ingredient Homemade Croutons!
We’ve had the privilege of serving the Western Addition and Hayes Valley neighborhoods for 23 years. Today we ask you to support the right of low-income youth and youth of color in San Francisco to learn from and enjoy the environment!
September is a month of beginnings – the beginning of the school year, the beginning of fall – and at John Muir Elementary School, it marked the beginning of our monthly Salad Days. Since students also participate in our Environmental Education classes, Salad Days allow them to be fully engaged in all the steps of the garden process: planting, cultivating, harvesting, and most importantly, eating!

85%

of youth said they’d like to grow their own garden