• 2020: Removed old wood fence.
• January 2020: $1,000 grant secured
• October 2019: Mrs. Bass attends URI School Garden Conference
• October 2019: Site location & permission secured.
• September-Ongoing: Potential funding sources identified. Grant writing/submissions begin.
• September 2019: Exploration & development begins.

Assumption School employs a hands-on science curriculum with a strong service-learning component. Building on the principals of our current curriculums and expanding our learning and creativity, we are heading outdoors with a school garden laboratory!

• Best Managment Practices (BMPs)
• Soil Health & Recycling Practices: soil amendments and composting
• Pollinators & Beneficial Insects
• Integrated Pest Management: alternative control methods
• Stormwater Management: rain barrels
• Water Conservation: mulches and irrigation

• Science
  • Plant Processes: seed germination to photosynthesis to flowering/fruit
  • Insects: life cycles
• Health/Nutrition: Healthy eating and healthy bodies, My Plate model
• Historical Study: Heirloom varieties & early settlers' gardening methods and challenges
• English Language Arts (ELA):
• Art: Signage
• Math/Business: Pricing, marketing and selling

• Local community leaders and groups: famers, beekeepers, garden club
• St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry
• Central Mass Housing Alliance