ICS's Garden Continues
to Grow
Started in 2007, ICS's Children's Garden was designed to provide our students with opportunities to learn and explore in an outdoor classroom. The garden promotes environmental awareness and an appreciation of the natural world in our students; provides hands-on experiences of planting and caring for a garden; helps students understand and appreciate the beauty of the natural world-from seasonality and the cycle of life, to the age old question: "Where does our food come from?". The garden also strengthens ties to our neighborhood, helps to raise awareness of our school, and gives students a sense of pride that they are capable of growing their own food. Annually each grade plants a food garden, including a salad garden, pizza garden, popcorn garden, potato garden, salsa garden, and sunflower garden.
We are excited about our collaboration with the Steelyard, who built our golden arch and installed our newest element, a bench, in May.
ICS's Children Garden is a member of the Children's Garden Network
Latest News & Events
Congratulations Rose! Third grade Spanish-side Teacher Rose Hincapie was selected to participate in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program in Uruguay this summer. She In February, 2009 ICS hosted two Uruguayan educators through the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program.The goal of the exchange program is to strengthen school systems through experiences in job-shadowing and observation of such aspects as: school-community relations; school administration, the role of teachers in school management, curriculum development, active learning, classroom management, technology in the classroom; parental involvement, volunteerism, and civic responsibility. This program is administered by
The Graduate School, USDA.
