Growing tools for learning

Salvador Gonzalez holds his class' pumpkplucked from school's garden during an Oct. 23 dedicaticeremony for Gardeen Wisdom Mechanics Grove School.

Salvador Gonzalez holds his class' pumpkin plucked from the school's garden during an Oct. 23 dedication ceremony for the Gardeen of Wisdom at Mechanics Grove School. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Yash Jani carries his class' pumpkfrom garden during an Oct. 23 school dedicaticeremony for Garden Wisdom Mechanics Grove School.

Yash Jani carries his class' pumpkin from the garden during an Oct. 23 school dedication ceremony for the Garden of Wisdom at Mechanics Grove School. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Teacher Mary Beth Andersgathers some students for ribbcutting school dedicaticeremony October for Garden Wisdom Mechanics Grove School – District 75

Teacher Mary Beth Anderson gathers some of the students for ribbon cutting at a school dedication ceremony in October for the Garden of Wisdom at Mechanics Grove School – a District 75 school. Districts 75 and 79 have been talking about ways to share more

Salvador Gonzalez holds his classes pumpkschool dedicaticeremony for Garden Wisdom Mechanics Grove School Oct. 23. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Salvador Gonzalez holds his classes pumpkin at a school dedication ceremony for the Garden of Wisdom at Mechanics Grove School on Oct. 23. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Teacher Mary Beth Andersgathers some students for ribbcutting school dedicaticeremony for Garden Wisdom Mechanics Grove School Oct. 23. | Dan

Teacher Mary Beth Anderson gathers some of the students for ribbon cutting at a school dedication ceremony for the Garden of Wisdom at Mechanics Grove School on Oct. 23. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

John Weiler who worked moving garden says few words students during school dedicaticeremony for Garden Wisdom Mechanics Grove School Oct.

John Weiler, who worked on moving the garden, says a few words to the students during a school dedication ceremony for the Garden of Wisdom at Mechanics Grove School on Oct. 23. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Teacher Mary Beth Andershelp EllSperpick her class' pumpkfrom garden during an Oct. 23 school dedicaticeremony for Garden Wisdom Mechanics Grove

Teacher Mary Beth Anderson help Ella Spera pick her class' pumpkin from the garden during an Oct. 23 school dedication ceremony for the Garden of Wisdom at Mechanics Grove School. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Students listen short presentatiabout missigarden during an Oct. 23 school dedicaticeremony for Garden Wisdom Mechanics Grove School. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times

Students listen to a short presentation about the mission of the garden during an Oct. 23 school dedication ceremony for the Garden of Wisdom at Mechanics Grove School. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

MUNDELEIN — Third-graders at Mechanics Grove Elementary School got their first close look recently at their school’s new Garden of Wisdom. The garden was named last year when students of all ages planted the garden’s first seeds. Flowers already bloomed, but vegetables were due any day. … Read More