The Little Sprouts Early Childhood Education Garden Program

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The Little Sprouts Early Childhood Education Garden Program leads preschool-age learners in an integrated agricultural curriculum at Flance Early Learning Center and Guardian Angel Child Development Center. During lessons, children learn about the plant life cycle and plant care. They will harvest, prepare, and taste the produce they have grown. Through these lessons, UHSTL introduces children to a variety of fruits and vegetables, from seed to table, sparking their curiosity about growing food and encouraging them to try things they may not have tried before. UHSTL instills the value of environmental stewardship through sustainable practices and a hope-based approach.

UHSTL’s Little Sprouts program leads little learners in an integrated agricultural curriculum. The goal is to foster children's interest in fresh food and garden education at a young age. In the school gardens, UHSTL grows both healthy produce and future farmers and food activists. 

UHSTL will increase 172 preschool students' knowledge of key crops and basic farming topics through hands-on gardening and cooking demonstrations that will occur weekly at each partner school. 2025 will be the first year of year round programming and parent engagement at both schools, including indoor activities to reinforce the outdoor garden lessons.