A few times a month, Teacher Melanie takes the children to the Farmer’s Market in Venice on Fridays. Last week, Teacher Roxanne came by to ‘pass the baton’ to Melanie and accompany her and Poppy’s (EW) mom, Katie, on the trip. The focus was to get spring seeds for our new redwood vegetable boxes in…
Roxanne and Aliana’s mom, Maribel, accompanied Aliana, Phedon, Sonia, and Ephy to the Farmers Market today with an agenda. The sugar snap peas were no longer producing and the children took photos and concerns to Farmer Pete. We revisited Robin Murez’s (whom they met) installation of the baseball mounds near the farmers market. We were surprised…
Flowers and compost scraps to feed the worms that keep our garden beautiful were donated by Diego (WW). Aric (Everly WW) made and donated the first of three planter boxes for the side yard while Harold (Diego WW) donated trellises. All of them on the Gardening team, John (Kirby WW) and Naomi (Tallulah WW) and Brandi…
The children are curious about living bugs and the teachers are curious about what exactly drives this curiosity. Is it the living creature’s nature? Is it the feeling that comes to you as you encounter a bug? Is it trying to understand your role as a child with nature? Is it all of these pieces…
Flowers forever! Thank you to Agnes (EW), Quinn (WW), and Hendriks (WW) for the gorgeous flowers Monday. Just so you know, the flowers’ usefulness doesn’t end when they fade. They are brought to the Front Yard for the outdoor kitchen, paper making, and coming soon – creating natural dyes. And snack! Arrow’s (EW) family (dad Peter…
From our last Parent Partners’ night, the Garden Committee and teachers talked about the importance of collaborating in continuing the work on our vertical garden. Jake: Look at our lemons in here. They are so big. Teacher Katherine: I’m wondering how can we support this space. The herbs didn’t grow so well in these planters.…
Grey: Dylan, you gotta try this! Dylan gingerly picks a leaf from the peppermint plant and takes a cautious bite. After the first nibble, he puts the whole leaf in his mouth and moves closer to Grey who is working on potting an herb garden for the East Wing House Area. Grey: Can we try…
Observing in the front yard, we noticed that the children remembered connections they made with nature. The teachers, inspired by a workshop focused on technology and preschool from Ingrid Anderson, made an intention to create provocations that challenge the children’s connections and create new knowledge. To do that, we thought about the world the…
The Gardening Team worked hard over the weekend to update our community garden. They replaced dirt and broke and hauled away concrete to create a living pathway between the front and back play areas. Today, the children pitched in by planting the Diamondia between concrete slits so that it grows over them making a green…
In the Front Yard, the children have shown an interest in caring for the environment. They like to water the plants, pick up leaves from the ground, and use them as pretend food, plant seeds, as well as look for living creatures. Teacher Adriana: Grey, Julian is very curious about bugs. Grey: Well, you have…