Authors

Allie VanDeWege

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

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

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