"Gardening and composting go hand-in-hand, especially in school garden projects: gardening without composting only teaches half the lesson..."

"Learning About Soil" and "Composting Resources for Schools":
http://journeytoforever.org/edu_compost.html

Simple fact sheet (download PDF from link):
http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.asp?pid=FS811

SC DHEC information and links:
http://www.scdhec.net/environment/lwm/recycle/compost.htm