Agenda Package - City of Vernon

Engage a number of community partners to utilize these school resources, while developing
new learning opportunities and relationships within the partner schools and community'
6. MEETING SCC/NLC OBJECTIVES. Describe how your project meets the objectives of the
Supportlng Neighbourhood Learning Centres program as described in Section 2 of the
Program Guide.
The final product of this project will provide greater utilization of the new school, provide new
services and learning opportunities to the stùdents and community while addressing a
growing demand foigreener practises and the ¡
âccess' The project
meets .o*runäy priärities and ob¡ectives such
's Official Community
Plan which ,rpport, community foðd access and
and the Regional
at the neighbourhood
District's n"* iottunity Garden policy that fac
level.
The greenhouse, garden and outdoor classroom project intends to provide shared
opportunities for community groups like:
Vernon and District Association for Community Living (Venture Training) - may participate in
the garden and greenhouse directly while supporting the facilities when school is not in
,"rrîon and growing food for the subsidized lunch program
Greater Vernon Recreation Services - gardening programming such as workshops could be
held at the facilities
community Garden Network - community Gardeners can share space in the greenhouse'
help mentor students, help care for the facilities out of school hours and offer educational
workshoPs at the site
Neighbou rhood Preschools
demonstrations, and other
- Site visits, mentoring by students or other users,
programming could be designed into its use
Food Action society of the North okanagan - could host demonstrations and workshops
Aboriginal Organizations, such as the First Nations Friendship Centre and the district
Aboriginal programs .ouid add traditional food and design elements to the facilities' as well
as int-roduce gãrden programming within their operations
Tours and demonstrations could be held for the public at large during Earth Day festivities'
Environmentweek,oraspartofCommunitiesinBloom,etc'
okanagan college - may include the facilities as part of their continuing Education series'
their intended campus f'ood production project, or link it to their Horticulture Department
Part of the planning and consultation period will
relationships in more detail, as at this point, the
involve securing and defining these
project is still very much in its early phases'
7, coMMuNITY PARTNERS. Applications must be submitted by a board of education and
local government as per Sections 3 and 5 of the Program Guide' Please list any other
communitY Partners:
Neighbourhood daycares and preschools
Vernon and District Association for Community Living - Venture Training
Greater Vernon Community Garden Network
zolo scc RouND 2: Supporting Neighbourhood Learning centres
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