Glassell Park Early Education Center

At the moment, our students’ parents and families have begun a project that is currently ongoing. Parents have come together to collaborate on a project to create a Pollinator Garden in the space that is playful and educational and where students and their families can learn about foraging and thoughtfully beautifying the Nature Explore outdoor classroom.

Through this project, students, staff, families, and community members can contribute in new ways of maintenance and allow for new efforts that continue their education of our ecosystem and becoming stewards of the land. Children will gain the experience of drought tolerant environments that allow for them to have a cooling space throughout the year.

Through this project we are beginning to provide more opportunities for family involvement in their child’s learning environment. This creates the space for families to have an insight into their child’s daily interactions with nature and what we are studying in our day to day. This project is also providing a space for students to engage in learning about their ecosystem and how to continue caring and maintaining their learning environment with intentional efforts that are both self-sustaining and a thoughtful processes.

We would like to take the opportunity to thank our contributors of Chaparral Studio Gardens and for commencing the efforts on the Pollinator Gardens and Bianca D’Amico for all her efforts to begin the initiative for this project that will bring these learning opportunities to our students and their learning environment.

 

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