Our School Programs in Action

Bring Backyard Growers to Your School
“This was the first time I tried beets and then I liked them so I asked my mom to make them at home!”
— Harley, 3rd grader at East Gloucester School

Gloucester School Programs

  • Preschool aged boy holds carrot the size of his torso with a proud smile.

    Preschool

    Gloucester Preschool has 5 garden beds on site. Kids experience the entire growing process from planting seeds to picking fully grown produce.

  • Pathways Pre-K

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  • Elementary School

    Kids enjoy Harvest Days & Taste Tests throughout the year. In the Spring the focus is on lettuce and greens, while in the Fall crops like pumpkins, carrots, and potatos are grown and harvested.

  • Middle School

    Middle School lessons are tailored to tap into science and social studies curricula. 100% of Gloucester’s public school students from grade six through eighth grade participate in Backyard Growers school garden programming.

  • GAP

    The Gloucester Alternative Program (GAP) is an educational initiative within the Gloucester Public Schools district that provides a supportive, personalized, non-traditional learning environment. Students are guided through growing with self-paced worksheets.

  • High School

    High School Programming has been more flexible and revolves around what the kids want to grow and eat. With over 15 kids planting, harvesting, and learning weekly.

BRINg backyard growers to your school

High School Garden Club

In 2023 two GHS students with an interest in gardening started the club with two raised beds and some hope. Similar to our founder, Lara, they used what they had to grow food and share it with those in need.

Today the garden club has grown to over 15 students. The space has also grown to include 10 raised beds and a brand new greenhouse. The greenhouse was finished in Fall 2026 and is 16 × 24ft, which equates to over 300 sqft of year round growing space.