Coppell Middle School North’s Kimberly Politz, Beth Newman, Martine Harnois and Nakita McGee received $305 for "Cooking and Baking with North Garden." They are partnering with Lisa Walsh, the North Garden manager, to purchase new plants and supplies. The learners in Ms. Politz’s class interact in a ‘workplace’ environment to make pesto from the plants in the garden and sell it to their school and the community. Through this project, learners are encouraged to take risks to build self-confidence which is critical to teamwork and problem solving.