Barclay School students are busy using pallets to build a pig shelter, setting up a rain barrel, planting strawberries and tending their butterfly garden.
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Less Waste
Students at Mid Carolina HS are making much less waste in the cafeteria by “tapping & stacking” washable baskets and bowls. The startup cost of the new initiative was $300, compared to spending $150 weekly on disposables. Debra Rowe, kitchen manager, with support from Mrs. Barnes, Director of Child Nutrition, is largely responsible for putting the initiative in place. She says, “These plates will save money, help our landfill, and are very sturdy. Students also love the way food looks in the baskets…presentations pop!” How-to videos are looping in the cafeteria, and student “guards” are making sure the reusables aren’t thrown away until everyone is used to the new program.
Tic-Tac-Toe
STEM Celebration
Learn by Doing
Plarn
Composting
Barclay School
Students at the Barclay School are busy building habitats. Here students are constructing big bee houses. They are also building pens for school yard chickens and pot-belly pigs. These animals will be joining the Barclay School’s bunny who contributes the vital ingredients for their famous Bunny Brew (compost tea).