Art, Reading, Science and Community: From a Tiny Seed a Garden Grows

About the Program

Category: Children and Youth (Best in Category)

Year: 2018

“From a Tiny Seed a Garden Grows” was a collaborative project that combined visual arts, reading, and science at Fair Oaks Elementary School in Henrico County, Virginia. Through a grant provided by the Henrico Education Foundation, students in kindergarten through fifth-grade received garden books and worked together to plan and paint a hallway mural and decorate rocks and plant flowers in the courtyard. The project has created a community atmosphere among the school and increased reading levels. The program is taught under the guidance of a local Richmond artist. The project aims to foster community at the school, while deepening students’ knowledge of art, reading, and science.