School Garden Gateway

Celebrate Your Students Blooming

Our summer professional development is the foundation for our school-year Educator Coaching Program. Preference will be given to school teams with strong support from their administration and schools that send…
educators participating in the summer institute for garden-based teaching

Field Trip Registration Open

On-site SPROUT field trips are returning in 2022! We are so excited to once again invite educators and students from across D.C. to our one-acre demonstration garden at the National Arboretum for exciting and interactive garden-based experiences.
Students try kale on a field trip in the washington youth garden

Dreaming of Spring

Our 12 Educator Coaching Program schools are making steady progress on their goals. One of our school partners Brightwood Elementary School set a goal of increasing school staff use of their garden…
students learning about plant parts during a school garden support program event

Back to School 2021

Join Washington Youth Garden this Saturday, September 18th from 9 AM to 12 PM for our Garden Maintenance Morning. Join us for workshops on container gardening with Niraj Ray of Cultivate the…
educators learn about worm bins at the summer institute for garden-based teaching

Summer 2021

Join Washington Youth Garden next week for our Summer Intensive. This two-day training at our garden will help you program your Agriculture, Food, and Environmental education plan for next year and…
Foodcorps service members at a produce distribution at a FONA partner school

Spring 2021

We are excited to provide Grow@Home kits again this year. This kit offers hands-on gardening experiences while classes remain virtual for many students in the city. Using these kits and the included…
fona staff put together grow@home kits
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