Plan and build a school garden that supports hands-on learning across every subject — from site selection and soil to safety, maintenance and curriculum links.
A school garden is more than a plot of vegetables — it is a living classroom. This course guides teachers, administrators and community volunteers through designing and building a school garden that is educational, safe, productive and sustainable for years to come.
Across five modules you will learn how to build student and teacher ownership, choose and design a good site, prepare healthy soil, plan water and irrigation, add safe structures, and link the garden to the curriculum. Practical checklists throughout make the plan easy to put into action.
5 modules · 15 lessons
Why school gardens matter and how to build lasting ownership.
Choose the right spot and design a safe, accessible layout.
Build healthy soil and choose crops that will thrive and teach.
Add safe, useful structures and keep students protected.
Keep the garden alive across terms and grow it with the community.
