[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 292 Introduced in House (IH)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 292

   Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that schools 
   should celebrate National Garden Month through a curriculum that 
                       includes outdoor learning.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2007

 Ms. Pryce of Ohio (for herself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Foxx, 
and Mr. Price of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that schools 
   should celebrate National Garden Month through a curriculum that 
                       includes outdoor learning.

Whereas individuals in the United States desire a healthy environment for the 
        future;
Whereas teaching children to appreciate, respect, and protect the environment 
        will have long-term benefits because children are the next generation of 
        environmental stewards;
Whereas greater exposure to nature through outdoor learning and play is 
        recognized as essential to the physical, emotional, and mental 
        development and health of children;
Whereas gardening exposes children to the outdoors while increasing their 
        knowledge of plant cultivation and soil ecosystems;
Whereas research has shown that gardening positively impacts not only 
        environmental attitudes, but also nutritional attitudes, interpersonal 
        skills, and self-esteem; and
Whereas the National Gardening Association recognizes April as National Garden 
        Month: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that schools throughout the United States should celebrate National 
Garden Month through a curriculum that includes outdoor learning 
through gardening.
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