3.2 Systemic Partnerships

Real Food Farms

Students in 4th grade visited Real Food Farms to learn about gardening, bee keeping and composting. They also got a chance to taste some different herbs and vegetables.

GREAT KIDS FARM

Our students participated in a gardening summit along with other Baltimore City Students. The mission of Great Kids Farm is to engage Baltimore City Schools students at all grade levels to support classroom learning, participate in every aspect of food preparation, and prepare students for success in 21st century colleges and careers.

Great Kids Farm is fertile ground for an array of learning experiences in agriculture, biology, and ecology. Students who visit the farm learn about:

The Farm’s living systems and how they are interrelated to one another and to the environment.
The decisions that farmers make in managing our crops have a direct impact on our 33-acre woods, stream and pond.
How these choices further influence the whole watershed area and ultimately affect the health of the Chesapeake Bay.
The value of organic, sustainable and ecologically-conscious approaches to food production.

Partnership Letter

Green Schools Network

The Baltimore City Green Schools Network began in 2010 and includes students, parents, administrators, staff and community partners - including individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations and public agencies - all working together to increase green and sustainable practices and environmental education in City Schools. We welcome your interest in and support of our efforts to minimize the environmental impact of our buildings, education school communities about the connections between daily actions and the environment, and empower our students to be leaders in creating a more sustainable city and society.

For more information about the Green Schools Network, please contact the Engagement Office at 410-545-1870. City Schools has a variety of sustainability efforts underway.

The Network includes efforts at both the district level and at the individual school level and is grouped into seven Action Teams:

Family and Community Engagement Action Team is committed to developing and gathering resources to engage parents and families throughout Baltimore City in sustainability and greening activities.

Green Teaching Action Team focuses on developing curricula, providing professional development opportunities, and coordinating outreach for student environmental education experiences. -

Learning to Work Green Action Team focuses on making sustainability a career pathway for our students.

Schoolyard Greening Action Team promotes the greening of schoolyards so they can be beautiful, be places where students can learn outside, and be good for the environment.

Student Environmental Leadership Action Team (SELAT) brings student voices together and plans events and actions to support youth environmental leadership in Baltimore and beyond.

Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems Action Team aims to improve collaboration between community organizations and educators throughout Baltimore to increase access to and consumption of healthier food in City Schools.

Sustainable Facilities Action Team is focused on the design, operation and maintenance of facilities and aims to connect those things to curriculum, with the goal of impacting student health, operations, operational costs and the environment.

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