The Louie Bacoat Historic Community Garden: A STEAM Education Project
The Teaching Garden at The Louie Bacoat Historic Community Garden is dedicated to contributing to the sustainability of life within Englewood and beyond. There is NO PLANET B. Our children must teach their children to preserve the one we have. The Louie Bacoat Historic Community Garden is supported and maintained by a Village
of Lifelong Learners who volunteered to participate in STEAM Education at a Community level. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) We support the concept of creating and maintaining a year round School Garden at each School in Englewood. We work towards that end in a partnership with the Englewood Public School District and the Municipality. Children Pre K and beyond are welcome as we share this journey to bring residents closer to nature, while incorporating elements that will promote success in school. We partner with the Schools and members of the Community to help children understand the value of;
- working together as a community,
- preserving the Environment while
- growing their own food,
- eating healthy
- fighting obesity
- malnutrition and
- giving to those less fortunate. Creating Young Scientists with exposure in the following areas of study
- Botany: The Scientific Study of Plants
- Entomology: The Scientific Study of Insects
- Pedology: The Scientific Study of Soil
Everything that we are depends on maintaining a healthy planet. All life depends on the capacity of humans to grow and maintain the land in a clean and healthy way. We are on a quest to improve the Environmental conditions on our School grounds and in our City. We hope to be instrumental in the formation of a sustainable NJ School System. We are encouraging EPSD to take constructive steps towards becoming a United States Department of Education Green Ribbon School District.
