A Moment With
deserves a safe, healthy, nurturing
environment. This project embodies
that mind-set for all. Our project has
enhanced teaching and learning in
multiple schools and countries. We
have turn-keyed our technology,
enthusiasm and can-do attitude
around the globe! Some of the
benchmarks we are most proud of
include moving targeted attendance
from 40% to 93% daily, 100% passing
rates on State Tests and partnering
towards over 2,200 local jobs! In
other schools, we have helped reduce
behavioural incidents and truancy
by over 50%, school performance as evidenced by test scores, school
report cards, and school progress
reports have improved dramatically.
For the first time in a long time, we
have attracted new, young teachers
to a traditionally hard to staff school,
bringing with them an excitement
and commitment that is transforming
the entire culture. I like to say that we
grow vegetables but our vegetables
grow students, school, community
and opportunities. 35,000 pounds of
vegetables later, my favourite crop is
organically grown citizens, graduates,
members of the middle class and
a resilient community dedicated to
eating their way to good health.
Share two major successes
that resulted from the project.
Today, we have students focused
on attending high schools/colleges
and pursuing opportunities they
never knew of or imagined prior to
our programme. We have students
working their way through college.
We have students routinely bringing
home bags of healthy fresh food to
a community with limited means and
access to them. On a daily basis,
students are feeding themselves
highly nutritious food that fuels them
properly where they need it most in school. Students know they can
grow healthy fresh food all year long,
right in school, aligned to academic
content and subject areas. They know
that actions can shape and guide their
destin