Toddlers
Our Toddlers visited the planting station in the morning to prepare small seedlings to bring home. They also worked together to spruce up their outdoor environments and plant flowers.
Children’s House
In preparation for Earth Day, Ms. Laura, one of our Children’s House Naturalists, worked with the children to plant milkweed, phlox, black eyed-susans, and coneflower seeds to welcome all pollinators to the Outdoor Environments and give them a place to rest, eat, and lay eggs! Their goal is to become a Monarch Waystation just like Ms. Emily has accomplished along the Chesapeake Village! All of our Children’s House classrooms enjoyed getting down in the dirt to weed, plant, and prepare our campus for spring!
Our Children’s House team was inspired to take on this initiative after learning more about the Roots & Shoots Program by Jane Goodall. To learn more about our Children’s House Roots & Shoots lessons, please click here.
Elementary & Adolescents
Our Elementary children sowed vegetable and flower seeds in their outdoor gardens. They are also preparing to extend their garden area in order to grow wine plants including gourds, pumpkins, squash, and watermelon. Our Adolescents created a graph of the atmospheric carbon along with eco-awareness art in sidewalk chalk around campus. They also sold seedlings as part of their small business.
Families
We also celebrated Earth Day with our families at our Spring Grounds Day. Volunteers came out to give back to our school by helping to beautify and maintain the Greenspring campus. Parents, grandparents, and children helped with everything from weeding and planting to window washing and fence staining. Thank you to everyone who came out to join us! Thank you for your support as we celebrate Earth Day and help inspire the future generation of stewards for our planet.
