2020 - 2021 Annual Report

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YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY GARDEN KIT DISTRUBTION MAPPING

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Young

This led to progressive exposure to nature-

Women's Leadership Academy Primary and

based and outdoor learning environments.

Gardopia Gardens collaborated to distribute 55 at-home Garden Kits to the school's virtual

The result of this project yielded the

learners in the spring of 2021.

construction of Young Women's Leadership Academy Primary's Girl's Garden in the form

For 18 weeks, Gardopia Gardens impacted 267

of 7 Fruit & Vegetable, 10 Pollinator Beds, 82

students, with the goal of strengthening food

Educational Classes, and 795 Family

system knowledge in sustainability and

Volunteer Hours.

resiliency: water management (irrigation), farmto-fork, nutrition, fertilization, plant growth, and

Online learners were able to maintain

waste management (composting). The project

classroom engagement by growing their own

team focused on high engagement through

organic fruits and vegetables with the

project-based learning with students, families,

provided Garden Kits over the spring

and teachers.

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