Poughkeepsie Farm Project is running after-school programming at six schools in the Poughkeepsie City School District as a partner on their Empire State Extended Learning Time grant.
Twice per week at six schools, PFP educators engage students in garden-based learning in all subject areas through hands-on gardening and food activities. While caring for their school gardens, students conduct, science experiments, explore plant life cycles, write poetry, observe insects, prepare healthy snacks, design inventions, read and discuss literature, create art, and improve their academic and leadership skills.
If you have a student who attends PCSD who would like to take part, please download the forms below and return to your child’s school. To register elementary and middle school students, fill out the first two forms below. All three forms are required for high school students. We would love it if you also emailed scanned forms to learning [at] farmproject [dot] org or texted photos of forms to 845-475-2734.
Poughkeepsie Food Power is the perfect place for your child to increase her/his academic skills in a nurturing environment. Through children’s literature and group projects, Poughkeepsie Food Power builds social-emotional skills which support school and life success. Students will build skills in all subject areas through hands-on gardening and food activities. While caring for their school garden, students conduct science experiments, explore plant life-cycles, write poetry, observe insects, prepare healthy snacks, design inventions, create art, and read and discuss high-quality children’s literature.
Would you like to help care for your school garden, learn to cook healthy meals, and participate in fun team-building activities? Join the Poughkeepsie Food Power Internship at Poughkeepsie High School.
Explore career and growth opportunities in the food sector.
Become active members of our local food system and work to create justice, equity, and power for all eaters.
Warring students observe and draw parts of four different plants.
Morse students fill a bucket of water for the garden.
Krieger students in mash together chickpeas and sweet potatoes for a tasty hummus.
Krieger students learn about flavors and decide how to season their popcorn.
Students plant trees at Warring School.
Students learn about the magic of seeds by planting and caring for microgreens.
Students learn about worms, vermicomposting, and caring for a classroom worm bin.
A Clinton student displays a design for a vegetable farm.
A student gets ready to plant rhubarb in the school garden.
Students show off the giant weeds they found while preparing the garden to be planted.
Larissa teaches the students about soil at Warring School.
Students learn to experiment and taste new things.