Building a Pathway to Discovery

MaryBeth Hopkins

The children of Fairview Elementary School in Demorest, Georgia made an exciting discovery during Environmental Education Week this year. They discovered when people link arms and work together, magic can happen. Seven hundred little hands full of wonder and anticipation turned an empty, muddy field into a beautiful, thriving School Garden that will provide endless educational opportunities. Every child pitched in, from testing the soil, digging paths, and shoveling mulch to painting rain-harvesting barrels and planting seeds. A Schoolyard Habitat was born, and as it grows up, it will include an earthworm farm, compost bins, a weather station, a solar-powered tool shed, a water storage tank, and bird nesting boxes. This outdoor classroom will create life-long relationships with the natural world, and will make environmental education come alive for students for years to come.

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