A beautiful 1st day of 1st and 2nd grade at Loveland Primary School

Video – Introduction to Granny’s Garden School

Founded in 2002, Granny’s Garden School is a non-profit organization that turns school grounds into vibrant Schoolyard Nature Education Gardens (SNEG) with a food garden for each classroom, a nature trail, many flower gardens plus learning centers and gathering places.

The Schoolyard Nature Education Garden is the foundation for our STEAM focused, plant based environmental educational program.  GGS also provides the infrastructure, personnel, volunteers, integrated curriculum, lesson plans and project management that makes it a valuable education tool. We take care of the details so teachers can focus on teaching.

The program is part of the school day

GGS provides Garden Educators who in collaboration with classroom teachers use the SNEG to engage students in experiential learning that builds on what students are learning in the classroom.

Our curriculum and lesson plans are designed to seamlessly merge outdoor and classroom education.  Granny’s Garden Educators follow these sound, time-tested lesson plans that teachers have endorsed as age-appropriate, effective, and consistent with the schools’ curricula and state standards. We make our curriculum and lesson plan available free of charge.

GGS currently has SNEGS and educational programs in four elementary schools in the Loveland and Princeton School districts, (north of Cincinnati, OH) where we serve more than 2,000 students. Each student participates in our education program 22 times each school year (11 weeks in spring and 11 weeks in fall).

We believe in sharing our experience with others.  Granny’s has been the inspiration for and mentored many garden programs, including The Rothenberg Roof Gardens in Over the Rhine and others throughout the region and across the country. Today, thanks to the work and dedication of many over the years, Granny’s is one of the largest and most comprehensive programs of its kind in the country.