Walking through the entrance to Churchill Primary bought back a flood of memories , many moons ago I was employed to work in this school, Nicole and Dale completed their primary level education in this establishment, so did my two brothers John and Michael years before.
Long gone are the portables and have been replaced with modern designed extensions.
The warmth and commitment of the staff, volunteers and students shone through on the Open Day for the students` Vegetable Garden .
It is a credit to the teachers, volunteers and especially the students who have created a sustainable composting system and a bountiful vegetable garden . There are no tools used in this garden , all materials collected for the compost heap are done with recycled ice cream containers, watering cans are indeed a stroke of genius and shows what can be done with a little tape and plastic bottles.
The students showed such enthusiasm and a genuine pride in showing off their communal work and success in the beautiful, fresh produce grown. Part of the crop is left for seed collection and will be used for next seasons crop, a small area has been set aside in the school ground for a proposed animal enclosure , ( the composting will certainly be getting a boost next year ! ).
There maybe no physical tools used in the students vegetable plot , but all the educational tools are used extensively in the form of reading , maths in calculating weights and measures , writing as a form of communicating , to list jobs that have been done or needed to be attended to .Introducing the basics of sustainability to the students .. Next year with a little help, the school is hoping to organise sometime each week for the students to use the produce from the garden to prepare and cook simple delicious meals ....
This is an amazing effort by everyone involved at Churchill Primary .
Keep up the good work .
Long gone are the portables and have been replaced with modern designed extensions.
The warmth and commitment of the staff, volunteers and students shone through on the Open Day for the students` Vegetable Garden .
It is a credit to the teachers, volunteers and especially the students who have created a sustainable composting system and a bountiful vegetable garden . There are no tools used in this garden , all materials collected for the compost heap are done with recycled ice cream containers, watering cans are indeed a stroke of genius and shows what can be done with a little tape and plastic bottles.
The students showed such enthusiasm and a genuine pride in showing off their communal work and success in the beautiful, fresh produce grown. Part of the crop is left for seed collection and will be used for next seasons crop, a small area has been set aside in the school ground for a proposed animal enclosure , ( the composting will certainly be getting a boost next year ! ).
There maybe no physical tools used in the students vegetable plot , but all the educational tools are used extensively in the form of reading , maths in calculating weights and measures , writing as a form of communicating , to list jobs that have been done or needed to be attended to .Introducing the basics of sustainability to the students .. Next year with a little help, the school is hoping to organise sometime each week for the students to use the produce from the garden to prepare and cook simple delicious meals ....
This is an amazing effort by everyone involved at Churchill Primary .
Keep up the good work .
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