Math and gardening in the classroom?

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How does math calculate with gardening?

Giving students a hands-on approach to calculation, social studies, science and more, schools like Hannah Elementary School in Beverly, Massachusetts ( 17% Latinos in MA) are opening their doors to a garden classroom education.

Students are able to conceptualize life cycles of bugs and anatomies of seeds. School gardens become places of inspiration for creative writing or art.

Green City Growers, City Sprouts, and Berkeley’s Edible Schoolyard project are all about gardens being interactive classrooms where students learn to grow their minds and their knowledge of healthy foods like fruits and vegetables.

Learning about healthy foods and incorporating these foods into Latino kids diets and classrooms are important in areas where access to healthy foods are limited. Studies show, that when Latino families have easier access to fruits and vegetables they are more likely to buy them for home meals.

Encouraging students to grow gardens and their minds can be an important step for young Latino kids to learn about healthier foods at young ages.

To read the full article from Civil Eats, click here.