FALL 2010
SAN MATEO
COUNTY
A Garden in
Every School
HE SAN MATEO COUNTY FOOD
SYSTEM ALLIANCE strongly supports
our county health department’s goal
of having a garden in EVERY school.
Our children deserve environments
and programs that directly support the...
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FALL 2010
SAN MATEO
COUNTY
A Garden in
Every School
HE SAN MATEO COUNTY FOOD
SYSTEM ALLIANCE strongly supports
our county health department’s goal
of having a garden in EVERY school.
Our children deserve environments
and programs that directly support the
development of life long health and
citizenship.
Access to experiential garden-based
learning leads to:
• Higher academic achievement
• Supplemental classroom lessons in
core curricular areas
• Reinforcement of California’s
academic standards-based concepts
through real-world applications
• Addressing the crisis in children’s
health and nutrition through
improved eating habits
“The San Mateo County Health Department
believes that every child in our county should
have the experience of eating something that they
themselves planted.
When this activity happens
in a school garden setting and with an associated
curriculum, it has positive impacts on educational
achievement, individual and family health, and
the environment.
”
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