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Garden Education Program Impact There’s something special about learning with your hands in the soil, sharing a meal together, and seeing where food comes from. This spring, Gabriola Elementary School students had the chance to do all of that through our annual Farm Field Trips—and what a memorable season it was. From kindergarten through Grade 6, students ventured beyond the classroom to explore three local farms, where curiosity, connection, and discovery were in full bloom

Garden Education Program Impact 2026 As the school year comes to a close, so does another incredible season of garden classes with Rachel, Morgan, and our amazing Garden Education team at Gabriola Elementary School. Our young gardeners headed into summer with a little piece of the garden to care for at home. Each student who wanted one received a Grow Kit complete with a sunflower, two vegetable/flower or herb plants, a jar of sunflower seeds, and a package of fava beans—bean

Gabriola Elementary students celebrated the 6th Annual Apple Day on October 10th, 2025, with hands-on activities focused on local apples and harvest time. Organized by Morgan Klassen and Rachel Dubois of People for a Healthy Community (PHC), students rotated through stations to juice apples with Betty Kehler for their hot lunch next week, make apple cinnamon oatmeal cookies with Island Health’s Laura Correia Dias and Sakura Rashidi, and prepare apples for dehydration and ap