Science in the Learning Gardens
Williams JSE May 2017 14 Regenerative Agricultue PDF
A brief overview of a three-year project funded by the National Science Foundation can be seen in the video: http://stemforall2017.videohall.com/presentations/914. This project supports racial and ethnic minority students to succeed in science by engaging in real-life, active, culturally relevant education in the Learning Gardens. To capitalize on school gardens that are sprouting nationally, a 3-year partnership project called Science in the Learning Gardens or SciLG began in 2014. The enclosed flyer provides a description of the project which shows promise as middle school students are motivated to learn and engaged in the gardens as they grow food and connect with soil. 
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Dr. Dilafruz R. Williams is professor and co-founder of the Leadership for Sustainability Education (LSE) program at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. She is co-author of Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education: Bringing Life to Schools and Schools to Life (Routledge) and co-editor of Ecological Education in Action: On Weaving Education, Culture, and the Environment (SUNY). She is recipient of several awards and grants. An avid gardener, she is also co-founder of the Learning Gardens Laboratory and the Sunnyside K-8 Environmental School in the Portland Public School District. These successful initiatives address ecological and cultural foundations of K-12 and higher education with strong community-university-school partnerships. She was elected city-wide and served on the Portland Public School Board 2003-2011. She is Principal Investigator for “Science in the Learning Gardens: Factors that Support Ethnic and Racial Minorities in Low-Income Middle Schools” funded ... 
