ʻĀINA In Schools is a farm to school initiative that connects children to their local land, waters, and food to grow a healthier Hawaiʻi.
ʻĀINA In Schools began in 2006, and focuses on:
- Addressing childhood health issues by fostering healthy eating habits;
- Encouraging environmental stewardship by connecting children to the land & water that sustains them;
- Contributing to a healthy local food system by supporting Hawaiʻi’s farmers and their produce.
Check out our participating list of ʻĀINA Schools!
‘ĀINA IN SCHOOLS: SIX INTEGRATED COMPONENTS
‘ĀINA IN SCHOOLS COMPONENTS
Nutrition Education
Garden Based Learning
Healthy Food on Campus
Agricultural Literacy
Waste Reduction
Family and Community Outreach
RECENT ʻĀINA HIGHLIGHTS
Q4 ʻĀINA Teacher Training on the Kōkua Learning Farm
Mahalo to all ALTʻs, ATCʻs, classroom teachers, and parent volunteers who joined the Q4 Teacher Training on the Kōkua Learning Farm! It was a beautiful day for learning, building pilina, and sharing stories from in and outside of the classroom ✨ Teachers and volunteers dug into… 🌱 Harvesting crops from our Grades K, 1, 4 Learn more
Exploring ʻĀINA on the Kōkua Learning Farm!
The new year kicked off with an ʻĀINA In Schools Educator Training on the Kōkua Learning Farm! ☀️ Together, 23 teachers and parent volunteers spent the day exploring the Q3 components of the ʻĀINA In Schools curriculum through activities on the Kōkua Learning Farm. Educator Trainings are full of hands-on learning opportunities, pilina-building, joy, and Learn more
ʻĀINA Schools Kick Off the New Year!
What a year it’s been so far! The fall gardens are now at rest and spring gardens will begin to come to life with this new year! During the fall semester… 2,110 students received ʻĀINA Nutrition Lessons 4,414 students received Garden Lessons 954 students received Compost Lessons at 20 schools across the island. We thank Learn more
A Taste of ‘ĀINA at the Kōkua Learning Farm!
What a fun day! Yesterday we welcomed 50 teachers and educational assistants to the Kokua Learning Farm for a Professional Development Day themed “A Taste of ʻĀINA!” Teachers joined us in the ‘ĀINA Demonstration Gardens for flower harvest 🌸 & seed saving, harvested vermicompost 🪱 and learned about the ʻĀINA Food Guide by sampling poi smoothies. Learn more