INDIANAPOLIS — Pulling up to Allegiant Prep Academy on Indy's west side you see a traditional charter school.
Regenerative literally means to regrow or renew something that's been damaged or lost. That's exactly what they're doing at the school."Last time I saw them they were just little seeds and now they are big," Da'Marie Guest, a 2nd grader at Allegiant Prep, said."We have buckets and we're using Dixie cups over here to use our starters," Duckett said.The Regenerative Urban Farming curriculum was created by Stebo Ma'at and Duckett.
The idea is to plant the seeds of education beyond the classroom for the elementary kids with the main goal of showing them life skills they can take home.Duckett says stores closing is the reality many of the students face. The school is in a food desert.Duckett is teaching the students to grow food by recycling containers, using things like 5-gallon buckets, Dixie cups, and metal trays.
Upon successful completion of the quizzes and a final demonstration of knowledge, students receive their certificates.