COVID-19 Update
When schools closed in March, ONFE put together 800 Classroom Gardens seed kits that went out to children through Ottawa Community Houses. We also piloted a seed kit program for teachers, sending seeds, seedling journals, and curriculum supporting materials for students to use at home. Vermicomposting units were also sent home with interested teachers to use as a remote learning tool, and to prepare them for use as an in-class teaching tool.
We are now actively working with the 4 school boards to develop in-class and at-home Classroom Gardens models that consider all health and safety protocols.