School gardens in bloom thanks to Growing Good Grains Grants
Wednesday, 13 Nov 2024
The school food garden at Prescott Primary Northern in South Australia has been given a boost, thanks to local teachers and students winning a Growing Good Grains Grant (GGGG).
The GGGG initiative, from Life Ed and Bakers Delight’s Healthy Solutions range, encouraged primary schools, preschools and early learning centres across Australia to empower students to learn more about the origins of food by reimagining their school food gardens for an opportunity to secure one of 25 garden grants, valued at $1,000 each.
Prescott Primary Northern was recently named one of 20 primary school winners. This was celebrated on Thursday, 7 November at a school assembly where Healthy Harold, alongside the Life Ed and local Bakers Delight team, presented the teachers and students involved with a special plaque.
We’re incredibly grateful to Life Ed and Bakers Delight for giving us the boost we needed to bring our vision of sustainability to life at Prescott Primary Northern.
This grant has not only transformed our garden into a thriving space for learning about sustainability but also created a peaceful place that supports student wellbeing. We look forward to continuing our journey with exciting new projects, and we hope our efforts inspire others to start their own sustainability projects.
This grant has not only transformed our garden into a thriving space for learning about sustainability but also created a peaceful place that supports student wellbeing. We look forward to continuing our journey with exciting new projects, and we hope our efforts inspire others to start their own sustainability projects.
Throughout the four-week GGGG campaign – from 3 to 29 June 2024 – schools were also able to access free resources online to assist with their submissions and to create unique learning experiences in the classroom. From taking a journey through the life cycle of bread, through to growing their own wheat and making their own fresh dough, Life Ed and Bakers Delight’s Healthy Solutions range created a variety of hands-on activities and easy lesson plans that could be tailored according to class needs.
With 1 in 5 students unaware that bacon is an animal product and 30 per cent of students confused about where yoghurt comes from , we wanted to use this as an opportunity to empower children to explore the facts about food.
We’re so pleased more than 1,000 schools got involved this year. This tells us there is an appetite to grow learning experiences and get creative in and beyond the classroom. We have been partnering with schools to deliver preventative health education for 45 years now, and what continues to be clear is the importance of memorable, immersive experiences to embed learning.
We’re so pleased more than 1,000 schools got involved this year. This tells us there is an appetite to grow learning experiences and get creative in and beyond the classroom. We have been partnering with schools to deliver preventative health education for 45 years now, and what continues to be clear is the importance of memorable, immersive experiences to embed learning.
Children learn by doing and that is what GGGG is all about, encouraging kids to dig in to the facts as they work together to create a healthy food garden that their whole school community can benefit from.
Understanding where our food comes from is an incredibly important part of the way we educate our kids on how to make healthy eating choices, so we and our network of franchisees around the country are delighted to be partnering with Life Ed on this important grants program.
Sponsored By
Bakers Delight Healthy Solutions
Bringing together two of the most trusted, community-focused organisations, this partnership aims to educate children on where their food comes from, the importance of whole grains, and the key nutrients they provide such as protein, carbohydrate and fibre.
