"GreenKids" can''t grow a vegetable garden in MCPS

We know one thing MCPS students won't be doing with this grant money...

“GreenKids: Creating Maryland Green Schools” (Chevy Chase). With a $20,628 Innovation Grant, the Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States will
partner with Montgomery County Public Schools to expand its GreenKids program to
reach more students. In participating GreenKids schools, each class will receive lessons
on energy conservation, recycling, and watershed conservation as well as take part
schoolyard nature investigations. In addition, each school will receive a grant of $500 to
construct a piece of green infrastructure on their grounds (such as a nature trail or
schoolyard garden). This year, with TogetherGreen support, Montgomery County
streams will become learning laboratories where students can act as both scientists and
conservationists in learning how to test water quality and monitor stream health. At the
end of the year, participating GreenKids schools will be eligible to apply for Maryland
Green School certification. By working in close partnership with schools, GreenKids
gives students a voice in environmental stewardship, connects them to nature, and uses
the outdoors as a living classroom where they can explore and learn lessons that stay with
them into the future.