Growing Great
Growing Great at Beethoven: Planting Seeds for Healthy Futures!
Get ready to cultivate curiosity and grow great habits! Growing Great @ Beethoven brings an exciting, hands-on nutrition and science adventure right into our classrooms! Powered by the incredible mission of Growing Great to empower every child to grow up healthy, our program thrives thanks to dedicated parent volunteers, specially trained to deliver captivating lessons.
Imagine students exploring the delicious world of food through science! In dynamic 35-minute sessions delivered right here at Beethoven, students dive into vital topics like:
- Discovering how plants, animals, and people need food and water to grow, understanding the fundamental building blocks of life.
- Learning the magic of how fruits and vegetables are grown in gardens, connecting food from the earth to our tables.
- Seeing the exciting connections between Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) right in their own gardens or even a pot on a windowsill!
- Understanding how choosing a variety of colorful, whole foods makes you feel amazing!
- Finding out how easy it is to discover healthy, local, seasonal, and organic foods in our own community.
- Realizing that making healthy food choices boosts your overall well-being, helping you think, feel, and perform at your very best, all day long!
These engaging lessons aren't just fun – they're built on a strong foundation, supporting State Content Standards, Nutrition Competencies, federal District Wellness Policy requirements, Common Core, and Next Generation Science Standards.
Growing Great at Beethoven is more than just learning about food; it's about empowering our students with the knowledge to make healthy choices for life, connecting them to where their food comes from, and sparking a lifelong love for nutritious living through exciting, science-based experiences!
