Holy Lands Garden

School:: First Baptist Academy
Subject:: Stem
Teacher:: Linda Shaw
: Jennifer Hannon
Students Impacted:: 300
Grade:: K-12
Date:: September 7, 2018

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

Rae Manchester - $100.00

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 250

Key Outcomes

This year, elementary students at First Baptist Academy assisted in planning and planting a school vegetable garden. The theme for this year's garden was Holy Lands Garden. Students and parents helped with fall garden clean up to prepare for planting. In addition to Florida friendly vegetables , specific plants that thrive in Isreal were selected for the garden. This included a fig tree, an olive tree, grapes, herbs, a crown of thorns , a rose, a Moses in the Bullrush plant, and a Citron plant .

Benefits for Students and Teachers

The Holy Lands Garden provides numerous opportunities for outdoor, hands-on, project based learning. Grade 3 went on a Bible Trivia Treasure Hunt in the garden using srcripture references to locate and identify specific biblical plants and those used in traditional Jewish festivals ( ex. Feast of Tabernacles).

K students measured and recorded plant growth. Students in grade 4 observed specific Florida native plants, fruit trees and vegetables as a focus of their Florida history unit. Students in 5th grade learned about fulfilling the Great cutural mandate of stewardship over the earth by helping to weed , water, and harvest vegetables from the school garden. Students in grade 2 used the garden as a Plant Life Cycles resource. PK students sorted and tasted a variety of farm fresh garden tomatoes.

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3rd Grade Bible Trivia Treasure Hunt

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FBA student & parents prep to plant

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Planting tomatoes & Peppers

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K measuring plant growth

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5th Grade planting garden boxes

Original Grant Overview

Goal(s)

To design a prototype raised bed Biblical garden on the campus of FBA.

To submit a proposal for students to install a similar Biblical garden at the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC.

Project Description

Students will Research ,Plan , Propagate and Plant a school raised bed garden to showcase plants found in the Bible. Students will present the value and purposes for each plant in Biblical times and for today.

Expected Outcomes

To provide a hands-on experience to inform students of the variety of biblical flora and fauna; to help students understand the conditions needed to grow the plants in SW FL, and to learn about different uses and purposes of plants . To observe the beauty of God's creation ; to study and document the growth and development of plants found in the Bible. To create an original illustrated Botanical Journal of the biblical plants .To expand STEAM vocabulary. To increase a global awareness of biblical plants - providing visibility in a leading Bible Museum in downtown Washington DC.

Purpose of Funding

Planting a garden is time sensitive.
Research/ Planning- Sept. 2018
Purchasing Plants - Preparing Soil & First Planting - Oct. 2018
Maintaining School Garden- weekly
Journal illustrations- monthly
Second Planting - Feb. 2019
Submitting Proposal to DC Museum - April 2019

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	Fruit plants	$100.00
	Total:	$100.00

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Holy Lands Garden

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