2021 School Garden and Education Assistance Program Awardees Announced

The South Carolina Department of Education has announced the recipients for the 2021 School Garden and Education Assistance Program. The program, created in 2018, is administered by Clemson Extension’s School Gardening for South Carolina Educators.

The goal of the program is to introduce children to hands-on agriculture and nutrition education as well as encourage public schools to use locally grown South Carolina produce in their school menus. The effort will support better health outcomes for children and economic opportunities for our local farmers.

Following a competitive application process, 20 schools were selected to participate in this year’s program. The recipients receive an all-inclusive school garden kit, online training, agriculture and nutrition-based lesson plans customized to South Carolina state teaching standards, and a customized seasonal planting calendar.

Congratulations the the 2021 School Garden and Education Instruction Awardees:

School	District
Great Falls Elementary School	Chester
Marshall Primary School	Anderson 2
R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy	Sumter
Belton-Honea Path High School	Anderson 2
Swansea High School Freshman Academy	Lexington 4
Riley Child Development Center	Greenville
Septima P. Clark Academy	Charleston
GREEN Charter School - Upper Campus (Greenville)	S.C. Public Charter
Creek Bridge STEM Academy	Marion
Fort Dorchester High School	Dorchester 2
Foster Park Elementary School	Union
Dorman High School Freshman Campus	Spartanburg 6
McLaurin Elementary School	Florence 1
Harbison West Elementary School	Lexington-Richland 5
Lower Richland High School	Richland 1
James M. Brown Elementary School	Oconee
Irmo High School - International School for the Arts	Lexington-Richland 5
York Intermediate School	York 1
Hannah Pamplico Elementary Middle School	Florence 2
Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center (E. B. Morse Elementary & Laurens Middle School)	Laurens 55

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