Just Energy Foundation and Boston Cares Officially Open Sustainable Gardens and Outdoor Learning Spaces at Three Boston Area ...
September 19 2017 - 1:54PM
Representatives from the Just Energy Foundation, Boston Cares and
CitySprouts were pleased to be joined by school teachers and
Principals to officially open new teaching Gardens and learning
spaces at West Zone Early Learning Center, Henderson Inclusion
School, and Donald McKay School. The teaching gardens were made
possible with support from the Just Energy Foundation’s Sustainable
Garden initiative.
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Staff expressed appreciation and excitement for students to
begin their curriculum developed in conjunction with CitySprouts, a
nonprofit organization based in Cambridge. CitySprouts
introduces school gardens as a core element of children’s public
education. They partner with public schools to ensure that hands-on
learning, environmental stewardship and the experience of growing
and eating healthy food become part of every child’s life. With the
gardens completed, students and community members will help to
maintain the teaching spaces.
“We are privileged to be able to bring the outdoor gardens to
life as fully accessible, enriching spaces for students and staff
to augment their educational programs,” says Kandi Terry, Executive
Director of the Just Energy Foundation. “By combining our
commitment to the environment and exposing youth to unique learning
opportunities and settings, we hope to enhance their educational
experiences and cultivate a greater sense of fulfillment and
achievement. With the Just Energy Sustainable Gardens, we share the
vision of CitySprouts to inspire educators, students, and families
with a hands-on connection to the food cycle, sustainable
agriculture, and the natural environment.”
“It has been wonderful for Boston Cares to partner with the Just
Energy Foundation around sustainable gardens at Boston Public
Schools,” says Patrice Keegan, Executive Director, Boston Cares.
“It’s been very satisfying for our volunteers to know that the
outdoor garden resources they’ve created over the summer will be
quickly leveraged by the schools’ teachers for student
learning.”
“Just Energy Foundation’s commitment to sustainable gardens
means CitySprouts has been able to launch three new Boston public
school partnerships this year,” says Jane Hirschi, Executive
Director, CitySprouts. “This includes programming for the youngest
students, who are so engaged and energized by what the teaching
gardens have to offer.”
“For many of our students, the teaching garden is their first
real opportunity to interact with nature and to begin seeing
themselves in relation to the larger environment,” says Jean
Larrabee, Principal at West Zone Early Learning Center. “It’s also
a source of pride for the community and some neighbors have become
involved in taking care of the garden.”
Approximately 40 volunteers worked at each location to dig,
plant, hammer and paint the garden resources for the use of
students and staff now, and well into the future.
About Just Energy Foundation: The Just Energy
Foundation was established in 2013 by Just Energy Group Inc.
(NYSE:JE) (TSX:JE) to help registered Canadian and U.S.
charitable organizations secure the resources required to promote
the health and well-being of communities in need. Funded entirely
by Just Energy, the Foundation invests in local programs that work
to enhance the quality of life in Just Energy's operating markets
towards building stronger and supportive communities.
Visit justenergyfoundation.com to learn more.
About Boston Cares:Boston
Cares mobilizes individual and corporate volunteers who strengthen
communities and improve the lives of people in need. We build
relationships with schools and nonprofits with needs that can be
filled by volunteer teams; then we recruit, orient & lead
reliable groups of volunteers who get the job done. Our year-round
programs & seasonal service events generate 76,000 hours at
180+ schools and nonprofits in Greater Boston and eastern
Massachusetts communities. Learn more at bostoncares.org.
Media Contact:
Just Energy FoundationNancy
Donnaperna905.670.4440 x 71312ndonnaperna@justenergy.com
Boston CaresPatrice Keegan, Executive
Director617-721-5342 pkeegan@bostoncares.org
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