History

6th Grade history:

Mesopotamia:

  • Cooking Vegetables 4,000 Years Ago

  • The Invention of Irrigation in Mesopotamia

  • Agriculture in the Fertile Crescent

  • Mesopotamia: From Small Villages to City-States

  • Cuneiform Writing in Sumeria

  • Hammurabi's Code

Ancient Americas:

Egypt:

  • A Day in the Life of an Egyptian

  • Egypt: The Gift of the Nile

  • What Did Cleopatra Eat?

  • The Hebrews' Exodus From Egypt and Passover

India:

  • Buddha and the Eight-Fold Path

  • Creating a Garden Mandala

Greece:

  • Athens and Sparta: A Conversation Between Two City-States

7th Grade history:

8th Grade u.s. history:

  • The Starving Time at Jamestown

  • Food as Culture: Black Eyed Peas and African-American History

  • Federalists and Republicans: Manufacturing vs. Agriculture

  • The Cotton Gin and Slavery

  • “Follow the Drinking Gourd” Tells an Important American Story

  • Slow Food and the Makah Ozette Potato (See lesson under 7th Grade History.)

  • George Washington Carver: From Slavery to Agricultural Scientist

  • Migrant Chinese Workers Were Key in Building the Transcontinental Railroad During the 1860’s

A week to remember. Four years ago under the direction of the talented Ms. Angela Hughes, one of our favorite collaborations-a pop up restaurant! Students were able to learn culinary skills and hospitality pro tips to create a garden lunch for their
"Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own." Charles Dickens Our schoolyard habitat is thriving- not only is it beautiful, but it continues to provide food for families in need.
Life in the garden without students is different- seeds that were dropped or scattered by kids or critters have taken root with no foot traffic. Happy accidents! What has remained unchanged are the cycles of the natural world. Our thriving garden wil
Happy Earth Day from Seeds to Plate. The planet, and the food cultivated on it unify us all. Mother Nature teaches us impermanence, renewal, hope, connection, independence beauty, generosity and so much more. Sharing opportunities to connect students