Photo: Roseville Public School students Morgan Story, 11, Murtada Mousa, 12, Noah Scott, 11, and Jessica Meleg, 11, display seedlings that will be planted in a community garden next month. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
When the weather warms up and planting season arrives, virtually all of the school’s 325 students will be involved in transforming part of the front lawn into an area brimming with vegetables and flowers.
An ethnically diverse student body will use the space as a living classroom for discussions on healthy eating and the science behind photosynthesis and osmosis. They’ll use math to plot out the land and track plant growth, and literacy to follow planting instructions and better yet, recipes when they harvest the fruits of their labour.
Everyone from junior kindergarten to Nepal’s Grade 8 class will have a hand – and a garden spade – in the process. Read More…
Mary Caton
Apr 06, 2015 – 10:15 PM EDT
Last Updated: Apr 07, 2015 – 8:41 AM EDT
