Early Start in Science

 

Our Model

Early Start in Science is a pre-kindergarten through 5th grade curriculum that builds a strong science foundation for children through garden-based learning. Garden exploration helps children develop a relationship with nature and see firsthand how the world works. Meaningful, accessible science exploration is a natural container for children’s social emotional learning. 

Early Start in Science is built on Next Generation Science Standards and Massachusetts Science, Technology and Engineering standards. During the school day, CitySprouts Garden Educators provide weekly science education to elementary classrooms with our Early Start in Science curriculum. Our educators collaborate with teachers to extend and deepen students’ science knowledge and skills as well as their comfort in the natural world.

Outcomes are captured by Sun Associates, an external evaluator for the Early Start in Science initiative.

The CitySprouts program is supported in part through a district-wide service agreement in Cambridge Public Schools and with individual schools in Boston Public Schools. The CitySprouts Program serves only Cambridge and Boston public schools.

“One of the things I value about CitySprouts is that it is developed collaboratively with teachers, and it doesn’t look the same in every school or every classroom. There’s a vision and ethos but the application is really flexible.”
2nd grade Teacher, Cambridge Public Schools

Curious about what we do in schools? Check out this awesome animated short video that was created from a partnership with Lesley University's ​​​​​Community Animation Studio class!

-Credits-

Production Crew: Isabella Blake/Mikayla Bonaventura/Joseph Corcoran/Autumn Fiore/Alex Hampson/Rae Kerschenbaum/Emmet Levasseur/Bailey Longe/Briana Loperena/Jiafu Nie/Chloe Peters

Narration: Jourdan Hagan

Score: Ben Sound

Faculty: Michael Annear

 
 
 

Our School Partners

 
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CitySprouts partners with all elementary and middle schools in Cambridge Public Schools (Pre-K through 8th grade) and an equivalent number of Boston Public Schools. Our School Partnership Program reaches about 8,000 students and 350 teachers every year. The overwhelming majority of the students served by CitySprouts’ program live in low income, under-resourced communities.