| Purpose of the Learning GardenThe John
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| | in terms of time and money from a variety
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| Muir Learning Garden is designed to give
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| | of neighborhood partners. San Francisco
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| San Francisco Schools students a change
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| | area businesses, organizations, and
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| to take learning further outside of the
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| | volunteer groups have all played a role
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| classroom. The Garden builds on the
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| | in establishing the Learning Garden.
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| fundamental curriculum concerns of the
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| | Located in Daniel E. Koshland Park, the
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| elementary school and provides an
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| | Learning Garden has benefited from the
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| opportunity for students to gain real
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| | dedication of two part-time garden
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| life experience that complements their
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| | mentors provided by the Hayes Valley
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| academic studies. San Francisco school
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| | Neighborhoods Parks Group. These two
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| students are able to integrate classroom
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| | women, Rebecca and Aubrey, have become
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| literacy, mathematics, science, history,
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| | part of the local community as they
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| and language arts instruction through
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| | organize activities that raise local
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| their participation in activities in the
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| | awareness about the environment.Further
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| Learning Garden.The Learning Garden
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| | assistance has come from the San
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| reaches out to the community in providing
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| | Francisco League of Urban Gardeners, the
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| outreach services for parents, neighbors,
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| | Center for Ecoliteracy, the Recreation
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| and interested volunteers. Mentor
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| | and Park Department, the Buddhist Peace
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| gardeners work with teachers and students
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| | Fellowship, and the San Francisco Zen
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| to design educational opportunities.
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| | Center. All of these organizations have
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| One of the interesting projects going on
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| | devoted time and money to helping the
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| now is the sustainable composting program
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| | John Muir Learning Garden become an
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| that takes organic waste from San
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| | environmental center for the San
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| Francisco school lunches and uses it for
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| | Francisco community, especially the
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| fertilizing garden projects instead of
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| | children that attend John Muir Elementary
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| filling landfills. This is just one of
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| | School. In particular, the John Muir
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| many projects that combine garden
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| | Learning Garden is indebted to the
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| training with practical real world
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| | Buddhist Peace Fellowship, which donated
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| environmental concerns. The events
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| | the initial funds to start the Learning
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| organized in the park help students and
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| | Garden and remains an active community
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| the community learn about how to protect
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| | partner with John Muir Elementary
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| the local environment while studying
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| | School.A Look at John Muir Elementary
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| nature in an urban setting.Partners of
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| | SchoolJohn Muir Elementary School has a
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| the Learning GardenThe Learning Garden
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| | unique place within the San Francisco
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| would not be possible without the support
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| | Public School System.
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