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JMG®
Youths
The
JMG program currently serves students in public school, home school and
private school settings in which over 54% are ethnic minorities.
What do
people "Say about JMG?"
Teachers & Leaders
"It was a treat
for the kids to go pick something off the vine and just rinse it off and
eat it for a snack"
- Rocky Hamilton, Instructor,
Vernon Boys and Girls Club
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"JMG is a hands-on program
aligned to academic standards and includes many outdoor large muscle gardening
activities. It is so refreshing for our students to be able to cover the
TEKS in other than a test format. The children enjoy the activities."
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Kathleen Coburn, Ph.D., Director of Math, Science, Gifted Education Temple
ISD
"It is evident that the
JMG program has had a positive impact on the academic achieve-ment of the
students who are directly involved. I would highly recommend this program
to other school districts that are interested in extending the learning
that takes place in the classroom. If you can match the program with a
dynamic teacher, the sky is the limit."
- Gonzalo Salazar,
Principal, Palmer-Laakso Elementary School, Los Fresnos
Consolidated ISD
"I can’t begin to express
the added joy and learning that has gone on in my classroom… You will see
not only a garden grow, but your students grow as well."
- Jennifer
Stein, 5th Grade Teacher
"The counties I serve have
some of the highest rates of childhood diabetes in Texas and it is directly
related to diet. The JMG Curriculum, Health and Nutrition from the Garden,
has been a highly successful and effective tool to train teachers to introduce
kids to better eating habits, while having fun gardening."
- Barbara Storz, County Extension Agent, Hidalgo County, TX
Volunteers
"The
lessons learned through this program far exceed the basics of when and
what to plant and how to nurture living things. We are planting the seed
of self worth, community pride, city beautification and civic involvement
in the future generation of our town. It is amazing that all of this
can be taught with a handful of volunteers and in just a few hours a month."
- JMG Volunteer Leader Errin Dunbar
Kids
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I enjoyed JMG very much.
It is the best science class I have ever had. I did things I enjoy instead
of school work. Instead we taught little kids, gardened, composted, and
did activities."
- Lauren, 5th grader St. Joseph’s
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"I hope this program
stays for a long time and teaches kids like me because it gives us the
chance to help a lot of people and learn how important plants are for us
to live."
- Andres Garcia, 10 year old,
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