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Young Farmland Fund. The garden was designed by RCES students with the help of students from Costa Rica’s Earth University, who were interning at the Sunnyside Institute. Design help and labor were also provided by local landscape designers Jen and Josh Perot, who donated six cubic feet of mulch, and Rosa Crocker and Jay Monroe. Students in the 6th and 7th grade Agriculture Exploratory classes have begun laying out pathways to the garden, 450 daffodil bulbs have already been planted, and the School Board has given the go-ahead to remove some trees to provide more sunlight. The garden will help Farm-to-Table Coordinator Trista Scheuerlein and the faculty teach students about many aspects of agriculture and conservation, including xeriscaping and water catchment systems. Students will also grow food for the school cafeteria.
Mini-Grants
If you didn’t see Superintendent Bob Chappell’s story about RCES 5th grade science teacher Charles Way’s “Trout in the Classroom” project in last week’s Rappahannock News (“Genuine Fish Story,” 12/27/06), make sure you get a copy of it. The exciting project, which helps Virginia’s Science Standards of Learning come alive for students, was made possible by a $1,000 Headwaters Mini-Grant last fall. Applications for the spring Mini-Grant cycle have gone out to teachers; they’re due January 19th. Headwaters has awarded over $90,000 to RCPS teachers over the last ten years. We look forward to reading the spring applications and supporting more RCPS teachers in creating innovative learning experiences for their students!
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