Growing Leaders Business Elective
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The Growing Leaders business elective is a class that meets every day at Willard Middle School. To reach our yearly goals, we grow, prepare, and sell bi-monthly meals to the community. Students are involved in every aspect of the business from accounting, marketing, branding, to growing, harvesting and cooking. All proceeds from the meals go directly back to Growing Leaders to support all our programming. In our 2014/15 pilot year, we endeavored to raise $20,000 over the school year with our thirty 7th and 8th grade students. Astoundingly, our students exceeded all expectations and generated over $30,000 in funds to help sustain the program. In the 2017-2018 school year, we raised $65,000! As we enter the 2o18/19 school year, the veteran and new students are pumped up to tackle their $75,000 goal. |
GROWING LEADERS IN THE PRESS:
NOSH These students in Berkeley run their own food business out of a classroom | March 27, 2018
East Bay Express Best of the East Bay 2016: Best Takeout Made By Middle School Students | 2016
East Bay Express Teens Do Takeout: Harnessing the power of the 'sharing economy' — and a team of middle school cooks — to save a school garden and cooking program | March 02, 2016
Edible East Bay Unexpected Partners: Josephine Food Start Up Keeps Willard Students Cooking | Spring 2015
KQED MindShift What Students Can Learn From Taking Financial Risks in Class | January 9, 2015
East Bay Express A Garden Thrives in Berkeley: Thanks to the efforts of garden instructor Matt Tsang, students at Willard Middle School are harvesting vegetables, cooking meals, and selling them to the public | December 24, 2014
East Bay Express Best of the East Bay 2016: Best Takeout Made By Middle School Students | 2016
East Bay Express Teens Do Takeout: Harnessing the power of the 'sharing economy' — and a team of middle school cooks — to save a school garden and cooking program | March 02, 2016
Edible East Bay Unexpected Partners: Josephine Food Start Up Keeps Willard Students Cooking | Spring 2015
KQED MindShift What Students Can Learn From Taking Financial Risks in Class | January 9, 2015
East Bay Express A Garden Thrives in Berkeley: Thanks to the efforts of garden instructor Matt Tsang, students at Willard Middle School are harvesting vegetables, cooking meals, and selling them to the public | December 24, 2014
