The Busy Bees Garden Club is designed for children ages 3 to 10-12 who are interested or curious about gardening, nature, the environment, butterflies and pollinators, the outdoors. It is designed to get students outside and let them experience gardening and nature first hand.
Registration for the programs is required and will be conducted in the spring before school is dismissed for the summer. At this time, the program is runs from the early June to mid August.
Participants will enjoy fun activities related to gardening. These activities may include a storytime, art and crafts activities, scavenger hunts, garden tours, and games, etc. Children will learn the basics of gardening, it's importance and it's responsibilities. They will learn how to plant a seed or a seedling, mulch a garden, weed, and harvest. They will be given opportunities to pick fruit and veggies from the garden as it ripens. Children participating in this part of the program will have the added responsibility of checking their raised garden bed of planted veggies on a regular basis to check for weeds and watering. That regular basis may be every few days or weekly depending on the plants that they have planted.
Children's Garden
A communal garden has also been established to encourage students to share veggies with others by harvesting them for placement in the kiosk on Westmor St.
Parent Responsibilities
Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Parents or guardians are encouraged to participate along with their children.