Children learning hands-on in a Let's Be Ready classroom
Education+

More than ABCs.
The whole child.

Reading and writing are just the beginning. Our curriculum builds healthy bodies, curious minds, and capable hearts — through gardening, nutrition, art, and social-emotional learning.

A child who learns to grow her own food, nourish her body, and name her feelings is ready for far more than first grade.

Education+ is what we call the extension activities woven into every classroom day. They turn a preschool into a launchpad for lifelong wellbeing.

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Gardening

Children plant, tend, and harvest in classroom gardens — learning where food comes from with their hands in the dirt.

02

Nutritional Education

Lessons that turn every snack into a teaching moment about food groups, hydration, and healthy choices.

03

Art & Creativity

Drawing, painting, music, and movement — the universal languages of curious minds.

04

Social-Emotional

Naming feelings, sharing, taking turns, and resolving conflict — the skills that hold a classroom together.

Children tending a classroom garden
Hands in the Dirt

Every classroom grows a garden.

In rural Mayan communities, gardening isn't a hobby — it's survival. We teach children to grow vegetables, herbs, and native crops alongside the curriculum, planting skills they'll use for the rest of their lives.

  • Seed-to-plate cycles built into the school year
  • Native crops — corn, beans, squash, herbs
  • Harvests feed back into classroom snacks
Children eating a nutritious snack in the classroom
Food Is a Lesson

Nutritional education at every meal.

Snack time isn't a break from learning — it's part of it. Teachers turn each meal into a lesson about food groups, water, and the connection between eating well and feeling well.

  • Daily lessons on food groups and hydration
  • Hand-washing and hygiene routines
  • Family take-home nutrition guidance
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The nutritional supplement that closes the gap.

Even with daily meals, many children arrive too undernourished for snacks alone to make a difference. That's why every student in our program receives a fortified nutritional supplement — vitamins, minerals, and protein delivered through a packed nutrition product donated by a generous partner.

600+
Children receiving the supplement daily
45
Classrooms stocked across 5 departments
$0
Cost to the program — fully donated in-kind

In-kind donation from a long-standing partner. 100% of the supplement reaches children at no cost to the program.

Help us grow more than gardens.

Your donation funds the curriculum, the materials, the meals, and the hands that bring it all together.

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