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Growing Gardens is a non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating community through gardening. Growing Gardens provides field trips to groups of elementary aged school children through our Children’s Peace Garden Program utilizing engaging, hands-on garden activities to enhance existing science and social studies curriculum.
Field trips can be scheduled from March – November on our site for visiting school groups (up to 60 children) for up to 2 ˝ hours of programming. Field trips are available Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9-12 or Wednesday or Thursday afternoons from 12 – 2:30. After school hours are also available. If these dates or times don’t work for your class, please call Annie to arrange a time that will work with your schedule.
The goals of the Children’s Peace Garden include students learning about local food, organic gardening practices, the importance of biodiversity and community, and reconnecting with the Earth through experiential gardening activities.
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The field trip themes and activities have been chosen based on the rhythms of the garden growing season in relation to the school year, the goals of the Children’s Peace Garden and the relevance to Colorado Model Content Standards with which each grade level must comply.
Conveniently located in Boulder near the intersection of Iris and Broadway at 1630 Hawthorn, this organic agriculture site is home to the Children’s Peace Garden, ¡Cultiva! Youth Project, Hawthorn Community Garden, Able Garden and Greenhouse.
Please contact Annie Sweeney at 303-440-8409 x1 or send e-mail to
to sign up your class or group. Spring and fall Field trips are $4 per student. Summer field trips are $6 per student. Teachers and adult chaperones are no additional charge. We will work with your schedule and existing curriculum needs to provide an engaging and educational experience in the garden. If you are not able to attend a field trip, but would like Growing Gardens to visit your classroom, please go to the Classroom Visits page. We are happy to bring the garden to you!
Map to the garden.
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