150 Grants for 150 Years: MSEA Community Micro-Grants Blair G. Ewing Center

150 Grants for 150 Years:
MSEA Community Micro-Grants
Blair G. Ewing Center
Alternative Programs is MSEA
Community Micro-Grants
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PROJECT
Blair G. Ewing Alternative Programs
‘Giving Garden’
SPONSORS
Know Blair G. Ewing
(Blair G. Ewing) is one of the three Alternative
Education Programs offered by Montgomery
County Public Schools for at-risk middle and
high school students. These are students who
are unsuccessful in their home schools for a
variety of reasons. We provide positive and
effective educational supports and services
that address the academic, social, emotional
and physical health of adolescents.
Project Description
The students at Blair Ewing Alternative Education Programs plan to a
‘Giving Garden’ on our school Campus. Implementation of the
‘Giving Garden’ reinforces the Next Generation Science Standards
and Common Core State Standards, being taught across the
curriculum (e.g. Biology, Nutrition, Applied Science, English,
Technology, and Mathematics), through active hands-on
experiences. Students are learning focus, relaxation, patience,
problem solving, teamwork and social skills. They are gaining selfconfidence and a sense of "success" as they see the results of their
hard work. Garden-based teaching addresses different learning
styles and multiple intelligences; our struggling readers can blossom
in the garden! Students will improve their dietary habits and overall
healthy by spending time in the ‘Giving Garden’.
Students at work
Stakeholders