Holden Christian Academy
Holden Christian Academy is pleased to share with you about the reboot of our Nature Explore courtyard! We were able to purchase and install a beautiful Akambira (outdoor xylophone), complete the landscaping maintenance project, and create a new Messy Materials area. We are grateful for the generous help from a local landscaping company, parent volunteers, and our staff.
In addition, this fall we were able to enhance several of our areas; adding new benches in our Gathering Area, and stumps and tree cookies in our Climbing Area, new blocks for our Building Area, and dress up vests, capes and masks for outdoor pretend play. We will be adding a new cedar playhouse and a few new water features this spring.
We are so blessed by the support of HCA families and friends that help us raise the funds each year so we can take care of this treasured space. Our annual Trike A Thon fundraiser aligns with the school wide Food For Life Program which promotes healthy living by engaging students in gardening, nutrition and fitness activities. We were able to partner with a community playgroup over the summer and share our Nature Explore courtyard with even more families.
This winter in our Nature Explore our kids will be building snowmen, sledding and jumping in snow piles. They will check our bird feeders and await the return of spring when we will add our new birdbath and plant a Butterfly Garden. Our kids will get to explore and discover the little creatures that make their homes in our Sensory Garden with new sturdy hand held microscopes for up close observations. We love learning in our Nature Explore courtyard all year long!
