Emily Roewer

Roewer’s innovative teaching idea, “Growing Up, Dreaming Big,” is focused on getting students outside to learn about nature. With an addition to a vertical garden, Woolly Pocket garden planters would be purchased to hang on metal fencing. The creation of this garden on a metal fence in the center of our school courtyard would also support a learning literacy theme of seeing potential in unlikely places and viewing a world full of possibilities. First graders would have the opportunity to garden in a low maintenance environment and take care of growing vegetables, thus encouraging healthy nutrition by exposing students to unique vegetables. Ultimately, this project gives students ownership in beautifying an unused and unattractive location on the J.F. Burns Elementary School grounds.