Help Seward Students Grow Their Outdoor Classroom
Last year, students in Mrs. Torrisi's fifth-grade classroom worked closely with school librarian Beth Cuddy and permaculture enthusiasts Peter Cramer and Laura Kennedy to plan, design and create and outdoor classroom and edible garden. Students researched plants and learned the importance of grouping plants that provide certain benefits to each other in much the same way a forest works.
The idea is for students to use the garden as an outdoor learning space with lessons connected to topics taught in science, math, ELA, health and nutrition.
The garden is far from complete. The school is looking to raise money to build a pergola, an outdoor classroom, so students could actually hold classes outside. We would like to add additional garden beds and plants.
If you would like to contribute, contact Meredith Torrisi at 315-255-8600 or email [email protected]
The idea is for students to use the garden as an outdoor learning space with lessons connected to topics taught in science, math, ELA, health and nutrition.
The garden is far from complete. The school is looking to raise money to build a pergola, an outdoor classroom, so students could actually hold classes outside. We would like to add additional garden beds and plants.
If you would like to contribute, contact Meredith Torrisi at 315-255-8600 or email [email protected]