Limited pilot with select schools and learning communities
Herbs & Flavor Lab
Hands-on herb cultivation and tasting experience for grades 3 - 5
Program Overview
Students grow and care for a variety of herbs while experimenting with how they can be used in everyday meals and beverages.
Through hands-on cultivation and flavor exploration, students move beyond just learning about plants to actually applying what they grow, developing a deeper understanding of how food is produced, prepared, and experienced.
What Students Do
🌱 Plant, monitor, and maintain an herb garden
🍽️ Harvest, taste, and evaluate different herbs
🧪 Experiment with flavor combinations through simple recipes
📝 Document findings and refine their culinary creations
Key Skills & Concepts Covered
🔎 Observable patterns in plant growth across different herbs
📈 Data collection through observation and comparison over time
🤝 Responsibility, patience, and consistency in maintaining living systems
🧑🍳 Application of basic culinary techniques, including measurement, safe food handling, and flavor composition
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Designed for Real-World Application
Students come to recognize that food doesn’t start at the grocery store. It starts with plants they can grow at school or home!
Students develop a deeper understanding of how food systems work by actively growing, observing, and then applying what they produce. This program brings core science concepts to life through applied, hands-on learning, strengthening scientific observation, precision measurement, and student engagement with the scientific process.
Standards-Aligned Learning
This program is designed to support alignment with NGSS standards related to plant growth, environmental factors, and patterns in living systems.
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We’re partnering with a small number of schools and learning communities to pilot new programs. Pilot partners get early access, help shape the program experience, and receive priority support and pricing.
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