Growing Gardens, Growing Leaders Camp

In this active, experiential summer program, campers will get their hands dirty and become gardeners, farmers, conservationists, biodiversity experts and food justice leaders using their school garden as a center for learning.

Highlights include:

• Growing vegetables and herbs.
• Planting wildflowers for pollinators.
• Learning about planting crops important to diverse cultures.
• Managing and maintaining a composter.
• Making terrarium habitats.
• Creating eco-crafts and public space art.
• Writing a community cookbook.
• Developing leadership and entrepreneurial skills.
• Hands-on workshops on urban agriculture, sustainability, conservations, food systems and security, climate change and health and wellness.
• Service-learning projects benefitting the school and community at large.

Campers will come away with 21st century skills and qualities including collaboration, communication, growth mindset, creativity, problem-solving, initiative and leadership, as well as a deeper sense of community, environmental stewardship and local and global citizenship.

Lunch is included for all summer camp registrations. Our dining room provides healthy and delicious meals with a variety of choices. Special dietary needs are supported by our Food Services team.