WARD, Ark. (KATV) — At Ward Central Elementary School, students are not just learning about gardening; they’re cultivating life skills and friendships in their very own “Cultivating Kindness” garden.
Jenie James, a counselor at the school, said the initiative began during the COVID-19 pandemic when she developed a passion for growing things and wanted to share it with the students.
“We started the cultivating kindness garden, and I have third and fourth-grade students named sprouts that we call the sprouts, and they take care of the garden for us,” said James. “We meet at least once a week, and we grow and harvest.”…