Aliados · Manhattan, Chelsea
Where the EDU curriculum was written, tested, and first taught — co-developed with Lower Division teachers.
Desde 2021 · Activa
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The Baby Sprout EDU curriculum was co-developed with Lower Division teachers at Avenues. We brought the first kit into a first grade classroom in spring 2021 to find out whether the material held a class's attention, then expanded to two 5th grade science classes that November.
Avenues is also where MintBox itself started, through the Mastery program and the Seedbank grant that paid for the first run of kits.
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Field log
marzo de 2026
The MintBox Community Giveaway, a collaboration between Avenues and Elliott-Chelsea Houses at 259 10th Avenue: we introduced the mission, demonstrated how the boxes work with the Growing Food in Small Spaces presentation, and distributed MintBoxes to residents. Months of planning with the Resident Association, delivered as one community day.
noviembre de 2021
Ethan and Zenchang introduced the curriculum to two 5th grade science classes, about 30 students, from lesson plans built with the Lower Division teachers. The model was student to student: Upper Division students designed and led the lessons rather than adults teaching into the classroom.
mayo de 2021
We brought a kit into a first grade class at Avenues to find out whether the material held a class's attention. It did, and that session became the basis for the EDU curriculum.
