In the Garden with Lincoln-Bassett School
CB&O staff, alongside Ivy Street gardeners, experienced one of
the busiest volunteer events to date! On Tuesday, May 12 and Wednesday, May 13
we had the pleasure of hosting ten different classes of Lincoln-Bassett
students, ranging from Kindergarten to 6th grade. Teachers were a
big help as we spent 45 minutes with each class, exploring various activities
at the Ivy Street Garden.
Students were able to rotate through four
stations. The first was set up to have the students gather soil from the compost
bin and fill up small seedling trays. At the next station students made use of
the newly soiled trays and carefully planted carrots, peppers and tomatoes. Others were able to plant seeds directly into a raised bed that has been designated for school students.
Another station allowed an opportunity for younger students to sit and enjoy story-time as we listened to the timeless tale of “Jack and the Beanstalk.”
The third station gave older students a chance to
show off their raking and teamwork skills as they worked in pairs to gather
left-over leaves around the garden, bag them up, and carry the big bags over to
the sidewalk curb.
The fourth and final work station mobilized the
students to run around the garden and pick up weeds. This station proved to be
surprisingly exciting and fun for all of the students who loved the opportunity
to find weeds all over the garden!
It was a pleasure to work alongside students and teachers of Lincoln-Bassett, and we hope to have another fun Day in the Garden again soon!
Thank you to these participating classes: Ms. Stopka's 2nd grade class, Ms. Forsa's 2nd grade class, Ms. Perone's 1st grade class, Ms. Dumont's 3rd grade class, Ms. Clark's Kindergarten class, Ms. Petersen's 6th grade class, Ms. Liguz's 1st grade class, Ms. Slivinski's 1st grade class, Ms. Magalhaes' 5th grade class, and Mr. Messina's 5th grade class!
