{"id":360,"date":"2024-05-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/wrigley\/?p=360"},"modified":"2024-07-18T21:50:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T21:50:12","slug":"environmental-studies-internship-garden-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/2024\/05\/10\/environmental-studies-internship-garden-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Studies majors nurture vibrant gardens and bright minds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC05163-Edit-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC05163-Edit-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC05163-Edit-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC05163-Edit-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"two undergraduate students wearing work clothes and holding garden tools stand in a flourishing garden under a colorful, hand-painted sign that reads \"never underestimate the power of a planted seed\"\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>During the spring 2024 semester, environmental studies majors Munachiso \u201cMuna\u201d Obiefule (left) and Jack Chen interned with the Garden School Foundation at 24th Street Elementary School to facilitate educational programs for the school\u2019s students. (Nick Neumann\/USC Wrigley Institute)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Environmental Studies majors nurture vibrant gardens and bright minds<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Undergraduate students intern with the Garden School Foundation to provide nature-based education to elementary schoolers\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span>Vanessa Codilla<\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">May 10, 2024<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit 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sprawling urban metropolis of Los Angeles. As Garden Education Interns with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenschoolfoundation.org\/\">Garden School Foundation<\/a>\u00a0(GSF), they play an important role in facilitating lessons in environmental stewardship and sustainability for the young students at 24th Street Elementary School.<\/p>\n<p>Established to provide garden-based education to children at Title 1 elementary schools across Los Angeles, GSF began its partnership with 24th Street Elementary School in 2005 with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/24thstes.lausd.org\/apps\/pages\/index.jsp?uREC_ID=3827427&amp;type=d&amp;pREC_ID=2462436\">creation of its flagship garden on the campus grounds<\/a>. Today, the garden not only boasts a wide assortment of productive fruit trees, vegetable beds, and native plants, but it\u2019s also home to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenschoolfoundation.org\/programs\">programs<\/a>\u00a0that benefit both the environment and local communities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-367\" src=\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC02578-Enhanced-NR.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC02578-Enhanced-NR.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC02578-Enhanced-NR-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC02578-Enhanced-NR-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC02578-Enhanced-NR-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC02578-Enhanced-NR-1536x1009.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374\" style=\"width: 1400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-374\" src=\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/For-Website-Resized-Photos-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/For-Website-Resized-Photos-1.png 1400w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/For-Website-Resized-Photos-1-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/For-Website-Resized-Photos-1-1024x374.png 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/For-Website-Resized-Photos-1-768x281.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Obiefule (top) harvests radishes from one of the garden\u2019s productive planters, many of which (bottom right) are labeled with information to teach students about different vegetables and herbs. Chen (bottom left) pots plants to be used in an educational activity for students and for them to take home afterward. (Nick Neumann\/USC Wrigley Institue)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On this particular morning, Obiefule and Chen are helping with the \u201cSeed to Table\u201d\u00a0curriculum. Led at this site by Garden Educator Laura Saenz, 24th Street\u2019s students take gardening and cooking classes to learn how to grow, harvest, and cook their own healthy foods with ingredients sourced from the garden. For the day\u2019s lesson, students harvest nasturtium leaves \u2013 which are edible and have a peppery flavor similar to arugula \u2013 and learn how to make a pesto sauce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause we are in Central Los Angeles, in the middle of a food desert, there\u2019s a lack of access to fresh foods like organic produce,\u201d says Obiefule. \u201cThis garden helps connect students to where their food comes from and learn why it matters what they put in their bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Obiefule also shares that these lessons encourage students to step outside of their comfort zone and try nutritious foods. For example, many who didn\u2019t like salad from grocery stores recently learned how to make a tasty soy sauce dressing and changed their perspective on the healthy dish.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the garden\u2019s educational focus, which centers around themes of food justice, community health, and sustainability, Chen highlights another key benefit the garden provides for students: a calming space to recharge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at the surrounding neighborhood, there\u2019s not really a whole lot of green spaces. With the garden here, [students] get to spend time outside and in nature, which is a really important break from the classroom,\u201d says Chen. \u201cI noticed that whenever they come here, they\u2019re always really excited and have smiles on their faces as they help us with planting or interact with compost. It\u2019s a great way to supplement their education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When they\u2019re not interacting with students,\u00a0Obiefule\u00a0and Chen complete caretaking tasks to ensure that the garden can support its various educational programs. They water plants, weed the beds, and help compost food waste for the garden\u2019s Cafeteria to Compost program.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-377\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-377 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC02993-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC02993-2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC02993-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC02993-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC02993-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC02993-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC02993-2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/05\/DSC02993-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garden Education Interns help with the garden\u2019s Cafeteria to Compost Program, which composts food waste from the school cafeteria to be used to nurture garden beds. (Nick Neumann\/USC Wrigley Institute)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For\u00a0Obiefule and Chen, the chance to work with the Garden School Foundation came from their enrollment in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/yael-nahmias\/internship-program\/\">ENST 492: Directed Environmental Policy and Science Internship<\/a>, which matches students with local environmental organizations to prepare them for environment- and sustainability-focused careers in policy and advocacy, management, education, and more, based on their interests.<\/p>\n<p>Both students gravitated to the USC Environmental Studies Program because of its hands-on opportunities to learn outside of the traditional classroom and to experience the natural environment for themselves. So it was fitting that they were placed at an internship site that allows them to communicate the value of environmental education to the next generation of young students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUp until this internship and meeting my supervisor\u00a0Laura,\u00a0I had no idea that this type of job existed,\u201d says Obiefule. \u201cBut this is my dream job. This internship really just opened my eyes to what fields I can go into post-grad. 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