Our Impact

That's the foundation of Grady’s Classroom—we like to dream BIG!—and we have confidence we can achieve these goals. Our strategy includes strong partners and partnerships, with organizations that serve children, particularly those in greatest needs and at greatest risk, and facilitates content and implementation in a way that is feasible and effective.

Evidence-based Results
We've observed statistically significant improvements in children's ability to identify vegetables and their willingness to try them after engaging with our content–crucial first steps towards healthier eating habits!

After activating just the first of ten available curricular modules, we saw the average ID of the vegetables increase by:

• 37.5% for celery

• 12.5% for onions

• 12.5% for romaine

• 3.1% for collard greens.

We saw increases to “willingness to try” by:

• 75% for romaine

• 50% for celery

• 40% for collards

• 18.8% for onions

A random sample of other module participants showed:

• 28% increase in green bean identification

• 29.9% increase in willingness to try a green bean

• 58.3% increase in collard green identification

• 41.7% increase in willingness to try collard greens

  (GVSU’s Spring 2025)

Since 2023, Grady’s Classroom’s evidence-based curriculum has reached more than 3,000 K-6 students at schools and after-school programs in Michigan, Massachusetts, and Idaho. With the recent release of the Grady’s Garden app, we intend to help kids plant seeds in every state!

Contact us to learn how to bring Grady’s Classroom to your school or community program.