We are having a EARTH (Education and Resiliency
Through Horticulture) recruitment meeting on Wednesday – October 2nd
at 5pm in Rm. 110 Hort Hall. We will show a brief presentation about
the EARTH program, enjoy a few snacks, and answer any questions students might
have at that time.
Could you please notify your students about the upcoming
recruitment meeting. Please find attached the EARTH program brochure. If
you have any questions, feel free to email me.
Background about EARTH:
Since 2010 Iowa State University (ISU) has partnered with
Gifft Hill School (GHS) on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands to provide a school
gardening/service-learning program known as the EARTH Program (Education and
Resiliency Through Horticulture). The goals of the program are to:
o
Design, install
and manage attractive landscapes at the school that relate to sustainable food
production and landscape design
o
Establish an
integrated hands-on curriculum that includes horticulture and place-based
environmental science
o
Provide healthy,
locally grown food to the GHS community
o
Provide usable
outdoor space for students to learn and work
o
Create a positive
perception of horticulture with GHS students
o
Integrated ISU
and GHS students in classroom and elective activities
Each semester fall, spring, and summer students from ISU
spend 8-12 weeks on St. John as service learning students. They have the
opportunity to integrate and apply everything they have learned while at ISU to
teach horticulture, environmental science, and health and nutrition classes to
K-12 youth. Students also build facilities that will benefit the school
for years to come, work with local experts to learn more about tropical
horticulture and plant ecology, and assist with community development projects
on the island.
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