The Learning Garden
Your donation goes a long way to providing top quality Educational and Arts programming for our community.🌿 Our Learning Garden
At Oak Learners, we are committed to providing children with experiential and meaningful learning opportunities. Located in the vibrant Mimico community, we’re surrounded by seasonal blooms, painted tulips, and thriving small businesses that make the neighbourhood brighter and more welcoming. We’re proud to contribute to this positive momentum by developing our Learning Garden.
Our garden project transforms the back area of Oak Learners into a dynamic green space, featuring planters and expanded greenery around the city’s tree plots. This initiative fosters an environment where nature thrives and children can explore urban gardening through hands-on learning.
🌱 What We’ve Done So Far
We have collaborated with conservation and educational partners to elevate our Learning Garden, turning it into a hub for understanding ecosystems, sustainability, and biodiversity. By incorporating pollinator-friendly plants, we’re creating a safe haven for bees and butterflies while encouraging ecological awareness among students.
Our Garden is bursting with life—pollinators buzzing, herbs wafting their aromas, and veggies soaking up the sun. It’s more than just greenery; it’s a living classroom where kids connect with nature, science, and sustainability in real time.
Thank You to Our Supporters!
Arthur W
The Taylor Family
High School Volunteers
Sawmill Sid
Farmer Britt
The Farrell Family
The Noel Family
The Tsekareas Family
The D'Hondt Family
The van Der Jagt Family
Our Plans for the Learning Garden
Our Progress
Our Favourite Garden Recipes
Exploring colourful salads in Urban Farming & Cooking Class
Exploring watermelon radish, colourful carrots and red kale,How many of your favourite colours can...
The Power of Ketchup
There’s no shortage of ketchup varieties available, but no matter what brand name or homemade option you’re reaching for, all bottles provide a perfect introduction to the five core tastes; sweet, sour, bitter, salty and umami.
Eggplant Exploration
This or that? Exploring new foods with deeper questions around why one is tastier than another allows you the ability to prompt more descriptive answers when discussing food, rather than giving kids the intimidating “yes or no” options only.
Take a peek inside our Brussel Sprouts exploration!
We start every cooking and urban farming class with asking exploratory questions about our main vegetable of the day. For brussel sprouts, we were curious about if they grow from the inside-out, or the outside-in. We also tried to think of other vegetables that seem similar, and our students were right to think they were similar to cabbages as they are both members of the brassica family!
Nutritious Meals for Busy Families
Life is hectic! Meal planning, shopping, cooking and even finding time to eat together can be...