Last year, the fifth and sixth grade classes embarked on a reforestation project. They spent the year researching, learning, and implementing their plans. What was an ugly spot of dirt and clay after construction is now starting to look more like the forest they imagined.
Here is what some of the students said about the project:
“The reason that we are doing this is because we want to make the area behind our school a native forest again. We also want to plant more trees to get more oxygen and less C2O.”
“There are many reasons why we reforested the area outside of the building. We did it for beautiful scenery. We also did it for a good learning space. But some of the main reasons are so we could help the earth and its environment, and so we all could experience and live the creation around us.”
“First we learned about the different types of soil that the plants grew in, and how different plants grew in different types of soil. We also planned on which types of trees and wildflowers we would grow there, and how much it would cost.”
“There was a plant organization that gave out free trees, but even with that the total cost was around $1,900. We also had some students that went to Groundswell to talk about what we were doing. The plants we planted in the spring have grown a lot.”
