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Hollywood Park Elementary School Healthy Growing

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Healthy Growing

Hollywood Park Elementary School

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Raise your hand if you have a child.

This is my son, Weston...he’s 2 yrs old now (photo taken when he was 17 months) old. He’s amazing...a bit fearless for better or for worse, but so funny and amazing.

Keep those hands up. (Ask ⅔ of the room to put their hands down). Everyone with our hands still up in the air..our kids are obese and likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

1 in 3 children are obese or overweight and likely to develop type 2 diabetes

Now I’m not saying your specific child is obese, but the research shows that ⅓ of our kids are. And it’s not getting better...it’s inching closer to ½.

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Type 2 Diabetes

Heart disease
Blindness
Kidney failure
Lower-limb amputations
Appearing earlier than ever before - in people as young as age 30

Photo by Charmaine Sylvia Photography

Type 2 Diabetes

Heart disease
Blindness
Kidney failure
Lower-limb amputations
Appearing earlier than ever before - in people as young as age 30

Photo by Charmaine Sylvia Photography

Our kids are getting adult diseases.

This is unacceptable.

The good news is this is preventable!

Eating better and exercising can reduce Type 2 diabetes by more than 50%

At the early stages of type 2 diabetes, symptoms can be reversed within a few weeks and reduced by more than 50%, just by eating better and exercising - this is more effective than taking medicine.

We Know What, But How?

We know eating better is the answer, but HOW do we get kids to do that. Behavior change is challenging.

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When kids grow vegetables

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They EAT vegetables!

Research backs this up and we’ve seen it over and over again. It's that simple.

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Healthy Growing
A customized school garden program rooted in hands-on nutrition education and community engagement

Allow me to introduce to you Healthy Growing. A customized school garden program rooted in hands-on nutrition education and community engagement. Our program brings teachers, students, parents and businesses together around a common goal.

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Outcomes

15% increase - students choosing healthy food instead of fast food
44% increase in academic performance
Improvements in attendance, attitudes, and employability
Connected, proud, & responsible community
Long-term school garden

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Results

60 schools
Over 27,000 children
10+ cities
Over 400 Raised Garden Beds
Over 30,000 seeds planted

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Hollywood Park

"We are always looking for ways to strengthen our school community and we also look for ways to give back to others. A school garden will promote our vision of what community looks and feels like at HPE!" - Principal Tenley Luke

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Hollywood Park - Goals

Educate the students about the connection between food and common core subjects
Educate the students about where food comes from and how it’s made
Improve healthy eating knowledge and behaviors

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Hollywood Park - Goals

Educate the students about entrepreneurship revolving around the garden
Engage the whole school community
Improve the overall beauty of the campus
Educate the students about water conservation

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Hollywood Park Strengths

Supportive and passionate Principal
The staff, students, and families work very closely together
Active parents
Supportive teachers

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Hollywood Park Gaps

In need of gardening tools and materials
In need of strategy to engage whole school community
In need of garden infrastructure
In need of garden-based curriculum that aligns with Common Core

Photo by Mr Moss

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The Plan - Branch 1

Garden-based education
Help re-engage the teachers and keep the students engaged
Over 30 lessons developed by educators
Align with Common Core
Teach 3 lessons per year

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The Plan - Branch 2

Garden Collaborative
To provide more support and engage the school
Led by teachers and parents, but including students and After School Club
Teachers can default to a Garden Parent
Garden sessions with the students

Photo by growinggreat108

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The Plan - Branch 3

Garden Buddy Program
Engages both grade levels
Increases knowledge retention
Reinforces cross-grade positive relationships and anti-bullying education
K and 3rd Grade, 1st Grade and 4th Grade, 2nd Grade and 5th Grade

Photo by Kathy Cassidy

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The Plan - Branch 4

Family Garden Space
5 local families get gardening space
Engage the parent community
Help with garden maintenance
Families can keep whatever they grow

Photo by Kathy Cassidy

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The Plan - Branch 5

6th Grade Enterprise Project
Students learn real-life business skills revolving around the garden
Can start their own business to help fund future maintenance costs for the garden and support the community
Students are very engaged with the garden and their relative school work
Enterprise Lessons

Photo by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

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Garden Infrastructure

One new 4ft x 8ft raised garden bed + one new 2ft x 4ft x 2ft horse trough per grade and per family = 12 raised garden beds and 12 horse troughs total
Small compost area
15 rustic hay bales for seating

Photo by BorderExplorer

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