The fall garden is providing teachers and students with unique outdoor educational opportunities. Kindergarten classes released monarch butterflies in the garden where the children learned firsthand about plants and flowers that promote the life cycle of butterflies. Students in other grades are harvesting vegetables, bringing them to our school cafeteria and learning about the benefits of LOCAL foods. Many teachers are using the Sensory Bed to teach the 5 senses to individual students and whole classes. The pictures below tell the story of how we are integrating the Fall Garden into the school curriculum.
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| 3rd Graders in Michelle Brown's class |
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| Carrots from the 2nd grade Salad Garden |
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| Martha Poliquin and the PTO/ Chard Tasting in the School Cafeteria |
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| 2nd Graders and Julie Clay with their carrot harvest |
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| Happy students bringing carrots to Kitchen Manager Kim Walker |
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| Releasing the monarch butterfly |
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| Kate Bacon with first graders watering the garden |
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| Hanging in the Garden |
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| Kindergarteners studying butterfly habitats |
On Saturday, Sep. 28 we participated in the Maine School Garden Association Open House. Students led community members on garden tours. Watch the video WCSH Garden Open House
to see how we Grow and Learn in the FES Garden.
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