LOOK what is happening this FALL Y'ALL!!!! Our first project is launching in a classroom here in the East Valley at a local elementary school! It will be student driven with the kids opening the Tower Garden and from set up, seeding and nurturing will be in their hands to explore and learn! #followus #teachthemtogrowwell
Heard from Tim Blank today the creator of Tower Garden! Can’t wait to start with the new schools and students this fall and spring!
We had an OPEN THE BOX gathering this week! Put together the tower with three teachers, all who will be participating this school year! Looked at the new light system. Learned about how it will be used in the classroom to teach learning by projects and through observation journals. This is going to be a GREAT year of showing kids how Green Is Grown in AZ!
Mr. Gagnon & Mr. DeLaTorre: We are excited to share in your classrooms! Please let me know if you need any links to video or materials for your classroom to build the anticipation of growing something fruitful! In the spring Steven Ritz will be here! We'd love to share his presentation with you all!
I am looking forward to incorporating the tower garden into my Social Studies/Science class. Also thinking about implementing a mini PBL project in between two of our already scheduled projects. Thanks for introducing me to the world of tower gardens! :o)
Thanks for the opportunity and taking the time to show us the assembly of the garden tower! We are looking forward to get started!
Ahhhh Tim Blank, the patent holder on the Tower Garden, is speaking this Friday in AZ!!! I'm happy to have you all as guest! Please let me know if you would like a seat.
I am absolutely excited for this project! We have letters going out to teachers! I did a Staples event last weekend that was great to be able to introduce teachers in our community to the project and we have had a few join our mission!!! Here is a message from Steven! Next month the creator of Towers will be speaking in Arizona! Who wants to join me?!?!?!?!?
https://twitter.com/ffoodinstitute/status/1150914484267028481?s=12
Guess what arrived this week!!!! School is ready to begin!!!
FYI - ORDER FOR TOWER is going in today! So excited! I know first day of school is around the corner for us in Arizona!
Next Steps:
- Schedule our the 4 classrooms to host the Tower in the 2019/2020 School Year
- Get teachers linked into the program:
Watch https://greenbronxmachine.org/video/growing-a-greener-world-episode-808/
Review Documents https://riesgraf.towergarden.com/grow/lesson-plans
- Develop the 6 week PROJECT BASED LEARNING OUTLINE
I'll be sending out an email with a survey for a meeting time! Funds are almost here and school starts this month!!! Planning out the year with you all is going to be the best growing season yet!!!!
You are amazing! The YES you have committed to being a part of this opportunity to teach kids is a tiny lettuce seed just waiting for growth!
