Seeds of Wellness

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Team members: Amy Barch, Ashley Demosthenes, Vanessa Denney, Kevin Horton, Felice Knight, Elizabeth Mack, Deon Tedder, Shawn Willis

Seeds of Wellness is a collaboration between Sanders-Clyde Elementary School, Green Heart Project, and MUSC Boeing Center for Children’s Wellness that engages children and their families, teachers, and school nurses in experiential garden-based learning. Seeds of Wellness bolstered the gardening efforts initiated by Green Heart at Sanders-Clyde through a kickoff event that included gardening, harvesting, cooking, eating, and learning. Additionally, the collaborative is supporting the school’s garden club through a speaker series, supplies, and volunteer time.

Project mission: Children and their families learn to cultivate plants and to select and prepare healthy foods.

Benefits:

  • Reconnect children and their families with nature
  • Promote moderate physical activity
  • Support garden club efforts at Sanders-Clyde
  • Promote healthy eating
  • Disconnect from technology
  • Nurture the environment
  • Promote STEM and analytical skills
  • Relieve stress

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