OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
Where We’re Growing Greatly at the Grove!
Did you know we have almost 20 acres of land at Shady Grove? With all that land comes a lot of opportunity to explore and learn in the outdoors. Here are some of the programs offered at SGES.
The Cardinal Café – Birds Only!
We are seeking a leader to coordinate this program with a group of kids or to lend a hand to teachers interested in participating. Young adults are welcome to volunteer. Last fall, Girl Scout Troop 604 earned their Bronze Award by coordinating this program. Feeders are placed in the windows around the school, cleaned and maintained by the group and enjoyed by all! We can post pictures and updates on our website!
Journey North
In this international science experiment, students in hundreds of classrooms plant the same tulip bulb variety. When the tulips emerge and bloom, the students post their findings on the interactive maps, learning how seasonal climatic factors influence plant growth. “The relationship between geography, temperature and the arrival of Spring is revealed one garden at a time.” - visit the Journey North website for more info.
Edible Garden
What a crop we had last Spring! Peas, carrots and potatoes were a thrill to pick, wash and chop! Thanks to our lovely volunteers, we had a wagon full of alphabet soup to feast on and recover from our day in the garden!
Our new raised vegetable garden is a welcome addition to SGES. The garden is located outside the cafeteria in the back of the school. It attracted a lot of attention from the 5th graders who are interested in having a Three Sisters Native American Garden.
All about Butterflies
Each year kindergarteners release their butterflies into our very own butterfly shaped garden located in the garden outside the Library where the entire school enjoys it’s beauty. This year the Moritz Family continues to tend our garden but with their daughter graduating this Spring, we are seeking a new family or group to help.
Peace Garden
Thanks to a generous donation from Strange’s Garden Center, we received a new red rose garden in the schoolyard outside the art room. New this year, the Third Graders will be adopting this area. Check out all the fun events and free monthly gifts for kids at the Strange’s Pea Pod Club.
SGES Marquee
Our school marquee has been adopted by the Wyndham Garden Club. A special thanks to Nancy and Tom Dawson, Shady Grove Grandparents, for landscaping this area of the school. This garden is too close to the street for us to maintain it with the children, so their caretaking is very valuable to us!
Lesson Plans and Materials (coming soon)
A great garden requires lots of helpers! If you don’t mind a little dirt and you love to work with kids in a great hands-on, outdoor settling, then we are looking for you! Contact Sarah Westmoreland at sjwestmo@verizon.net or 426-9292 to get involved. In addition, we could always use some angel donors to provide a flat of flowers, new tools, shrubs and/or expertise.
Did you know we have almost 20 acres of land at Shady Grove? With all that land comes a lot of opportunity to explore and learn in the outdoors. Here are some of the programs offered at SGES.
The Cardinal Café – Birds Only!
We are seeking a leader to coordinate this program with a group of kids or to lend a hand to teachers interested in participating. Young adults are welcome to volunteer. Last fall, Girl Scout Troop 604 earned their Bronze Award by coordinating this program. Feeders are placed in the windows around the school, cleaned and maintained by the group and enjoyed by all! We can post pictures and updates on our website!
Journey North
In this international science experiment, students in hundreds of classrooms plant the same tulip bulb variety. When the tulips emerge and bloom, the students post their findings on the interactive maps, learning how seasonal climatic factors influence plant growth. “The relationship between geography, temperature and the arrival of Spring is revealed one garden at a time.” - visit the Journey North website for more info.
Edible Garden
What a crop we had last Spring! Peas, carrots and potatoes were a thrill to pick, wash and chop! Thanks to our lovely volunteers, we had a wagon full of alphabet soup to feast on and recover from our day in the garden!
Our new raised vegetable garden is a welcome addition to SGES. The garden is located outside the cafeteria in the back of the school. It attracted a lot of attention from the 5th graders who are interested in having a Three Sisters Native American Garden.
All about Butterflies
Each year kindergarteners release their butterflies into our very own butterfly shaped garden located in the garden outside the Library where the entire school enjoys it’s beauty. This year the Moritz Family continues to tend our garden but with their daughter graduating this Spring, we are seeking a new family or group to help.
Peace Garden
Thanks to a generous donation from Strange’s Garden Center, we received a new red rose garden in the schoolyard outside the art room. New this year, the Third Graders will be adopting this area. Check out all the fun events and free monthly gifts for kids at the Strange’s Pea Pod Club.
SGES Marquee
Our school marquee has been adopted by the Wyndham Garden Club. A special thanks to Nancy and Tom Dawson, Shady Grove Grandparents, for landscaping this area of the school. This garden is too close to the street for us to maintain it with the children, so their caretaking is very valuable to us!
Lesson Plans and Materials (coming soon)
A great garden requires lots of helpers! If you don’t mind a little dirt and you love to work with kids in a great hands-on, outdoor settling, then we are looking for you! Contact Sarah Westmoreland at sjwestmo@verizon.net or 426-9292 to get involved. In addition, we could always use some angel donors to provide a flat of flowers, new tools, shrubs and/or expertise.
