CALENDAR

Flowers for Teachers

Grandparents Day
Harvest Festival
Harvest Lunch
Amaryllis Race
Plant Sale
Summer Harvesters
Pick a Bouquet

First Day of School

September
October
October
January - February
May
May - August
June - Frost

PARENTS GUIDE
Growing the Future by
Teaching Children
In the Gardens
Mark your calendar for our major fall event Grannys Harvest
Celebration, Sunday, October 4, 1-5 p.m. Its an old fashion family
fun event.

Grannys Garden School develops and supports hands-on learning experiences for children through schoolyard-based garden
and nature focused programs to help children experience nature,
the satisfaction of growing their own food and to appreciate the
simple pleasure of picking a flower.

www.grannysgardenschool.org
granny@grannysgardenschool.org
513-324-2873

FAQ
Is there a fee for my child to participate in Grannys Garden
School?

GRANNYS GARDEN
IN THE COMMUNITY

No. It costs about $100 per child to provide our program.

We offer our services free of charge.

Who pays for all this?

GGS is funded by fundraising events, and the support from

corporate and private donors, local businesses, and families and
individuals who recognize how children benefit from GGS and
want to help ensure its future.
Donations of supplies, tools, and materials and volunteer labor are
vital to our existence, and they help keep our overhead low.

Dont garden lessons impose an extra burden to teachers?

GGS provides the support that makes it doable for a school to

have schoolyard nature gardens.
Lessons are conducted by Grannys garden educators, allowing
the teacher to participate, but not be responsible for the
curriculum, preparation and cleanup.
Grannys garden educators follow sound, time-tested lesson plans
that teachers have praised as age-appropriate, effective, and
consistent with the schools curriculum.
Grannys Garden Schools hold copyrights on the lesson plans, but
we share them, free of charge, with educators across the country.

What does Grannys garden offer to businesses?

Grannys garden is a source of food and volunteer opportunities for

businesses.
It also attracts businesses to the Loveland area and presents
marketing opportunities to businesses through sponsorship.

What does Grannys garden offer to the community?

Gardens offer many advantages to the community.

Reducing stress, lowering crime rates, increased health advantages,
attracting new businesses, increasing a sense of community, and
local food production are just a few examples of the proven benefits
of a public garden.
Grannys Garden offers a unique educational curriculum to the
students in Loveland.

GRANNYS GARDEN
IN THE COMMUNITY
How do you get your funding?
Though based on school grounds, Grannys Garden School is not
funded by the school districts we serve.
Most of our supply and service needs are met with in-kind donations
from companies Krismers, Haddix Tree Service, Eads, McCabe
Lumber, Tanos Bistro, Hyperdrive, Larosas, Funke Fired Arts, VegHead, JBM Packaging, Burton's Bamboo, Google Adwords and
Sound Press
We consider our supporters as direct partners who help us make it
possible for kids to benefit from connecting with and learning from
their environment. Become a partner today!
We invite donors to personally visit the gardens, assist with a class
and witness the impact of their contributions firsthand. 100% of donor contributions go directly to Grannys Garden School programs.
How can I help?
Financial support or donation of in-kind goods/services: from printing, graphic design, baskets, to pots and furniture to paint, to things
lying around the house, we are constantly looking for items to help
us further our mission.
Volunteer for our annual Plant Sale and/or Harvest Celebration,
work in the gardens or the office, attend Grannys Spring Plant Sale,
held the first weekend in May, join the Bouquet-a-Week Club or join
Grannys Garden School Boosters.
Hold a mini fundraiser in your neighborhood, with family and
friends.
Parents and grandparents are welcome in Grannys gardens to help
when their childs class comes out to garden. More volunteers makes
for a smaller group and better experience for everyone.

ABOUT GGS
In 2002, years ahead of the school garden movement that is now
sweeping the globe, a grandmother received permission to create a
flower garden at her grand childrens grade school in Loveland, OH.
She wanted to provide children a place to pick flowers. This was the
beginning of Grannys Garden School (GGS).
Today, there are more than 100 vegetable gardens, lots of flower gardens and a mile nature trail that serves all of Lovelands more than
1,400 first fourth grade public school children. The four year program
(22 lessons per year per classroom) is recognized as one of the largest
and most comprehensive school garden programs.
The lessons/activities are well-designed, promote critical thinking skills, and help students realize their critical role in the world
around them.
-Brandi Carter, 4th grade teacher

Dont judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds
you plant.
-Robert Louis Stevenson

To learn more, visit grannysgardenschool.org

EDUCATION IN THE GARDEN

Grannys Garden School has a combined lesson plan that aligns with
Ohio and the Loveland School Districts curriculum designed by our
team of experts. It is currently the most comprehensive garden school
program in the Midwest.
Grannys Garden School provides a great resource to teachers as well as
lessons and activities that promote learning for all students.

oster the elements of life science that come into play

when analyzing the life cycle of plants in various
natural habitats.

the processes involved in food production in

O bserve
ecosystems and the structure and life cycles of the
plants that they grow.

reate their own beds of soil and learn about the

environment on a macroscopic scale.

nderstand the growth of an amaryllis bulb through

different stages of its development and life cycle, through
photosynthesis and growth trends.

S the

ee how the soil, different pollinators, various animals in

area, and even compost affect the way plants will
grow and develop.

The garden program offers a variety of engaging, standards-based lessons. I know that when they learn in this way it has a greater impact on
them, far greater than reading facts in a text book.
-Brooke Hobson, Second Grade Teacher