Trish Vasta, our new garden educator, came to Einstein after years of experience in gardening organically and great enthusiasm in educating children through puppetry and playful games. The third graders have learned more about the garden than ever before.
Lesson 1: Planting wheat grass in recycled togo containers.
Lesson 2: Introduction to human and plant needs. Sugarcane samples.
Started class garden beds by digging, raking and planting new starts.
Lesson 3: Soil - Worm puppet show and intro to composting and worm composting.
In October we started building a compost and a worm bin to contribute nutrients to the soil. After hearing the story of the Sacred Lotus Seed we also learned about seeds and planted some carrots, garlic and fava beans. These are all nutrient builds and yummy to eat too.
In September we have been exploring how plants grow, what makes healthy soil and different types of seeds. Our first project was the edible garden with creative puppet shows and our shovels we prepared the soil and planted kale, swiss chard, lettuce, beets, onions, leeks, and peas.
The 3rd grade classes have been hard at work in the many different gardens at Albert Einstein Academy. The school campus gardens are all filled with wonderful fruits and vegetables. If you get a chance to walk around notice the new fence that is still being built with bamboo in the African Medicinal Garden and the new banana trees that were transplanted by the 3rd grade classes in Fruit Tree Lane by the obstacle course.
