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Mary Tsukamoto Elementary Healthy Growing

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Healthy Growing

Mary Tsukamoto Elementary School

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Raise your hand if you have a child.

This is my son, Weston...he’s 2 yrs old now (photo taken when he was 17 months) old. He’s amazing...a bit fearless for better or for worse, but so funny and amazing.

Keep those hands up. (Ask ⅔ of the room to put their hands down). Everyone with our hands still up in the air..our kids are obese and likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

1 in 3 children are obese or overweight and likely to develop type 2 diabetes

Now I’m not saying your specific child is obese, but the research shows that ⅓ of our kids are. And it’s not getting better...it’s inching closer to ½.

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Type 2 Diabetes

Heart disease
Blindness
Kidney failure
Lower-limb amputations
Appearing earlier than ever before - in people as young as age 30

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Our kids are getting adult diseases.

This is unacceptable.

The good news is this is preventable!

Eating better and exercising can reduce Type 2 diabetes by more than 50%

At the early stages of type 2 diabetes, symptoms can be reversed within a few weeks and reduced by more than 50%, just by eating better and exercising - this is more effective than taking medicine.

We Know What, But How?

We know eating better is the answer, but HOW do we get kids to do that. Behavior change is challenging.

When kids grow vegetables

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They EAT vegetables!

Research backs this up and we’ve seen it over and over again. It's that simple.

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Healthy Growing
A customized school garden program rooted in hands-on nutrition education and community engagement

Allow me to introduce to you Healthy Growing. A customized school garden program rooted in hands-on nutrition education and community engagement. Our program brings teachers, students, parents and businesses together around a common goal.

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Outcomes

15% increase - students choosing healthy food instead of fast food
44% increase in academic performance
Improvements in attendance, attitudes, and employability
Connected, proud, & responsible community
Long-term school garden

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Results

60 schools
Over 27,000 children
10+ cities
Over 400 Raised Garden Beds
Over 30,000 seeds planted

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Mary Tsukamoto

"The dream is to expand our garden into a thriving school/community resource for fresh fruits and vegetables promoting healthy choices for our students." - Deborah Cardin, Vice Principal

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Mary Tsukamoto

"The garden would offer teachers opportunities to share key STEM and Common Core aligned lessons for every grade level that engage and open the minds and interest of our students." - Deborah Cardin, Vice Principal

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Mary Tsukamoto - Goals

Educate the students about where food comes from, how it’s made, and waste reduction
Educate the students about the connection between food and Common Core subjects

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Mary Tsukamoto - Goals

Educate the students about entrepreneurship revolving around the garden
Improve healthy eating knowledge and behaviors
Engage the whole school community

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Mary Tsukamoto Strengths

Passionate and committed administration
Supportive teachers
Already has Garden Club
Health education important to school
Partnership with Sheldon High School

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Mary Tsukamoto Gaps

In need of more gardening tools and materials
In need of strategic program plan
In need of garden infrastructure
In need of strategy to engage the whole school community
In need of garden-based curriculum that aligns with Common Core

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The Plan - Branch 1

Garden-based education
Help re-engage the teachers and keep the students engaged
Over 30 lessons developed by educators
Align with Common Core
Teach 3 lessons per year

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The Plan - Branch 2

Garden Collaborative
To provide more support and engage the school
Led by teachers and parents, but including students and After School Club
Teachers can default to a Garden Parent
Garden sessions with the students

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The Plan - Branch 3

Expansion of Garden Buddy Program
Engages all grade levels - each student assigned a buddy
Increases knowledge retention
Reinforces positive relationships and anti-bullying education
K & 3rd Grade, 1st Grade & 4th Grade, 2nd Grade & 5th Grade, 6th where best fit

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The Plan - Branch 4

Garden Club Entrepreneur Elective
Students learn real-life business skills revolving around the garden
Can start their own business to help fund future maintenance costs for the garden and support the community
Students are very engaged with the garden and their relative school work
Enterprise Lessons

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Garden Infrastructure

K - 2nd: One 8ft x 4ft raised bed and one 2ft x 4ft x 2ft horse trough raised bed per grade
3rd - 6th: Two 8ft x 4ft raised beds per grade
Garden Club: Three 8ft x 4ft raised beds and two 2ft x 4ft x 2ft horse trough raised beds

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