School agriSTEM garden bursts forth from students’ curiosity
Tara Oaks Elementary School fifth-grade science teacher Risa Elder (middle) works with students in the school’s new flowerbeds. Elder had the idea to start a school garden to teach students about the process of growing food. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
It’s fitting for a Collierville elementary school named Tara Oaks, that the idea for a campus garden would sprout from an acorn. Now kids are putting down the devices and getting their hands dirty.
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Abigail Warren is a lifelong resident of Shelby County and a graduate of the University of Memphis. She has worked for several local publications and covers the suburbs for The Daily Memphian.
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