George Watts has been selected by NC Beautiful to receive an environmental education grant! The award is part of NC Beautiful’s Windows of Opportunity Grant Program, which rewards North Carolina teachers for their creativity and their dedication to perpetuating the natural beauty of the state through creative education projects.
The $1,000 grant will go toward expanding [...]
Durham Public Schools recently produced a 4-minute professional video telling the story of our Edible Garden.
It features student narration and great footage of students, teachers, parents, and volunteers. Scenes include the summer’s workdays – back when the garden was just a dream and a dirt patch – plus kids planting their first seeds, the healthy [...]
On Monday, November 30, students enjoyed a special harvest-time treat in celebration of their work in the Edible Garden.
Despite the cold drizzle, Chef Mark Day with help from chefs Steve Fugikawa and John Mapel, set up an outdoor kitchen on the playground stage and demonstrated to class after class how to prepare a delicious meal [...]
It’s harvest time in the garden! And we have TWO fabulous food events for students happening this month.
Not only is this a great chance to introduce some delicious, healthful foods to students, but it also allows them make the connection between what we grow and what we eat.
I could use a few helping hands in [...]
Watts Happenings, Fall 2009, the PTA newsletter, is here! Learn what the kids are doing, what are the teachers doing, what the PTA is doing, and what YOU can do, too!
Contents:
Parents Help Make Hispanic Heritage Month a Huge Success!
Recipes for Tlacoyos and other Mexican dishes
Just a Few Examples of Classroom Activities for Hispanic Heritage Month
Welcome [...]
It’s getting cold, but a lot is still going on in the Edible Garden. Here’s an update from the week of October 26, from Alice Bumgarner, Edible Garden Committee Chair:
Garlic and Onions – Did you know… ??
On Wednesday, October 28, a couple of Primary classes, who weren’t able to participate during the last planting, planted [...]
Where can you find a bit of chammomile for your tea, or some blackberries for a snack?
Look no further. This new MAP of George Watts Montessori’s Edible Garden has all the answers! Click HERE or on the image to download and print. Many thanks to parent Seth Parfitt for the beautiful design!
After the 3rd summer workday – Saturday August 8 – the new Edible Garden is planted and ready for you to see! Now, instead of walking past an underused, grassy courtyard you can meander through the walking paths of an edible landscape.
THANK YOU to all the parents, students, community friends and especially Bountiful Backyards for [...]
On August 5 (a few days after the 2nd Edible Garden workday), a fantastic group of medical school students from Duke contributed their time and energy and seemed more than happy to shovel and sweat for our school. One of them just started med school after teaching high school in L.A. for 12 years. [...]
WOW!
On Saturday, August 1, about 30 people from George Watts and Bountiful Backyards, along with community partners Clean Water North Carolina and Good Works, showed up for an intense 6 hours of digging the rain garden.
The group dug down about 2 feet to create a 150-square foot bed for the rain garden, laid down the [...]
