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Two-year old students are amazed by the worm

In an effort to grow a successful garden, students at the Grove School had the opportunity to assist in creating a compost pile to create organic fertilizer. This beneficial fertilizer is the result of transforming food scraps and organic waste into nutrient rich compost using worms in a special contained environment.

One of the ways to do this is by using a worm composting bin.  Yes, we actually want worms at our school!

Our Pre-Kindergarten class assisted a school volunteer, Mr. Nick, in creating a suitable home for the worms. After beginning with a layer of hay, students tore strips of newspaper and then soaked the paper in water to create a cool and moist environment for the worms.

Mr. Nick teaches the students about worm composting

Next, students spread their newspaper to create a bed for the worms. Then, Mr. Nick introduced the exciting new members of the Grove School and they now are holding their very own special class right there in our outdoor grove.

The best part of all that keeps in line with our hands-on approach to teaching and learning is that all students had the opportunity to hold the squiggly, wiggly worms.  And yes, we all washed our hands afterward!

We’d love to show you our worms. Come take a look the next time you visit.  Enjoy the photos below.

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Here is some video from our students doing a little composting today. We had some build up of ort that we needed to include in the composting bin.

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