digging potatoes

Gardening and Cooking with children in school

Health, Wellness and Environmental Studies Magnet School is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas.  The school serves 580 students in grades 1st- 6th.  We are unique in the fact that we have fully equipped student kitchen, three outdoor classrooms featuring an outdoor kitchen, vegetable garden, sensory garden and "critter" courtyard.  Our journey began 4 years ago when our district transformed our elementary schools into themed schools.  Health, Wellness and Environmental Studies (HWES) goal was to create a garden to kitchen theme to promote a hands on approach to educating our students. 

This blogging adventure is from the suggestion of a new friend, Jim Long.  Our blog will be an on going learning process and project of our Gifted and Talented students in grades 3rd-6th.  They will be posting our garden and kitchen news and pictures from our school.  Join us as we take our journey through our school gardens !  Come grow with us !