Senior Project Advisor
Nini Hayes
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Spring 2023
Keywords
Environmental Education, Culturally Responsive Education, School Gardening
Abstract
This internship report details a year of an AmeriCorps service with Common Threads Farm, working at Cordata Elementary’s school garden and teaching cooking classes in Bellingham, WA. A comprehensive summary of the systemic segregation of the Bellingham School District elucidates how northern schools like Cordata are under-resourced and underserved compared to Bellingham’s more central, wealthier neighborhoods. The author compares her experiences to that of the characters on ABC’s Abbott Elementary, discussing the importance of culturally responsive teaching pedagogies when working with multicultural school communities and collective, grass-roots movement for education reform in under-resourced schools.
Department
Environmental Studies
Recommended Citation
VanDeWege, Allie, "Environmental Education at an Under-resourced and Multicultural Bellingham School: Reflections on AmeriCorps, Culturally Responsive Education and Abbott Elementary" (2023). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 662.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/662
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Environmental education; Culturally relevant pedagogy; School gardens--Washington (State)--Bellingham
Geographic Coverage
Bellingham (Wash.)
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf