More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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Students will use greenhouses to start seed pods for our hydroponic towers. This will allow students to take home fresh vegetables, maintain hydroponics, identify plants, contribute to a food bank, and collect data.
Greenhouses are also a great tool for teaching about rare and tropical plants like cacao, the chocolate tree which demands special soil conditions and has a shrinking growing region. Students will grow the seedlings and use this information to understand the need for chocolate sustainability as it is related to climate science, fair trade and child/slave labor.
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Students will use greenhouses to start seed pods for our hydroponic towers. This will allow students to take home fresh vegetables, maintain hydroponics, identify plants, contribute to a food bank, and collect data.
Greenhouses are also a great tool for teaching about rare and tropical plants like cacao, the chocolate tree which demands special soil conditions and has a shrinking growing region. Students will grow the seedlings and use this information to understand the need for chocolate sustainability as it is related to climate science, fair trade and child/slave labor.