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School Gardens in Chile’s Copiapo Valley

Promoting agricultural sustainability and community resilience through school programs in rural Chile

School gardens are a proven way to benefit youth and communities. They help promote connections with nature, increase physical activity and healthy food consumption, enhance science and technical training. In partnership with the Association of Agricultural Producers and Exporters in the Copiapo Valley of Chile, a team of interdisciplinary faculty is developing courses where Cornell students and faculty will work with community partners to develop and sustain school gardens and supporting curricula in local schools. The multi-faceted nature of the program provides engaged learning opportunities in a range of fields including environmental psychology, environmental policy, education policy and public health.

The Team

  • Sharon Tennyson, Department of Policy Analysis and Management

    College of Human Ecology

  • Nancy Wells, Department of Design and Environmental Analysis

    College of Human Ecology

  • Laurie Miller, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs

    College of Human Ecology

  • Community partner:  Association of Agricultural Producers and Exporters in the Copiapo Valley

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Funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into new and existing curricula.

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