Our school has a garden!

I am very pleased to announce that Cambridge Lakes Charter School was awarded a mini-grant from the Jane Goodall Roots & Shoots Foundation! The grant proposal was originally drafted by our 2018-2019 6th graders who are now entering 8th grade. With this grant money, we were able to start our very own terracotta garden. We are currently growing tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, rosemary, basil, sage, lemon thyme, Greek oregano, lavender, peppermint, marigolds, and angelonia. Our garden is located next to the preschool and kindergarten playground, outside of the school library (Red Kiva link).

For the remainder of the summer, I will be hosting Gardening Club on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00-2:00 pm.  On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00-3:00 pm, students are welcome to attend Reading in the Garden outside Purple Kiva. During this time, students can read in the grassy area near the benches and wildflowers. Borrow a book from our bins or bring one of your own to enjoy!

We are currently accepting donations for our school garden. If you are able to donate pavers, soil, plants, seeds, pots, shepherd's hooks, burlap sacks, or anything else you can think of that would help us to expand our operation, it would be greatly appreciated! Eventually, we will work to create garden beds in order to grow potatoes, tomatoes, onions, and more. Drop off for donations is located outside of Purple Kiva from 2:00-3:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Gardening Club and Reading in the Garden will continue to operate (with a new schedule, of course) throughout the school year.  Thank you in advance for supporting this venture!

*If your child would like to participate in Gardening Club, please have them arrive promptly at the Purple Kiva entrance at 1:00 pm. There is outdoor access to the garden if one walks around the periphery of Green Kiva toward Purple. If your child would like to participate in Reading in the Garden, they can simply join us outside Purple at 2:00 pm. We ask that gardeners and readers bring a mask "just in case" we cannot practice social distancing while we are outside, and because we may cut through the building briefly to access the garden.