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On Wednesdays, Kid's members become Garden Spirits. July 9, students set all of Mr. Kudlack's Kindergarten Stepping Stones. To do all of them from 8-11 a.m. was quite a feat! Students found out it is HARD work. Winning The Spirit of the Woods Garden Club of the Month Award
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The Children’s Garden The Children’s Garden at Onekama Consolidated Schools is blooming through the efforts of students, community members, and community organizations. The garden is located in the courtyard west of the elementary wing. One of the goals of The Children’s Garden is to create an outdoor classroom for all students to enjoy and use to learn in all seasons of the year. At various times of the day, students can be seen observing nature, reading and writing stories, and sketching. A piano recital took place in the garden this past spring. Another
goal of The Children’s Garden is to
educate students in a variety of academic and
school-to-work skills related to gardening. Students in
grades K-12 have to develop the garden through various
service learning projects. Beginning in the year 2000,
high school students along with community members applied
skills learned in woodshop class to help build seven
raised flowerbeds. Middle school students shoveled pea
gravel and topsoil into the beds. For the last three
years, kindergarten students have created stepping-stones
for a garden path. School-to-Work students worked on
important teambuilding skills by working together to make
several garden benches. The Community Kids’
Club has built a garden shed, installed the
stepping-stones, and has helped with garden maintenance
in the summer. An after-school garden club, called the
Garden Spirits, was formed to plant and help maintain The
Children’s Garden. |
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The Children's Garden, under the direction of Miss Edie Bishop, began in the spring of 2000 |
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