"Just remember the world is not a playground but a school room. Life is not a holiday but an education ..." Barbara Jordan
As a result of the generous partnership, planning and support of REAL School Gardens (RSG), Barbara Jordan Elementary joins 92 elementary schools, 3,100 teachers and more than 50,000 children across North Texas who benefit from learning gardens. Barbara Jordan students will now have daily access to hands-on learning in an outdoors schoolroom.
REAL School Gardens designs and installs school gardens and "trains teachers to use them to improve children's learning." Gardens also bring about community building "to nurture support for urban schools."
Real School Gardens believes, "when teachers take learning outdoors, children achieve greater success in school by becoming more engaged learners, more effective team members and healthier people."
Thanks to Nancy Payne, project manager, and the entire Real School Gardens team.
We also appreciate these sponsors: FedEx, Esping Family Foundation, Rudine Family via The Communities Foundation of Texas, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.
Principal Lucy Hopkins, the staff, faculty, students, parents and community are Excited about their REAL School Garden. At Barbara Jordan Elementary, the garden will be another schoolroom where everyone can go and grow.
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