September 17th
Last spring, our students and parents helped fill our garden beds with strawberries, rhubarb, kale, cabbage, potatoes and carrots. We also have a lovely tree in front of our school that is heavy with ripe plums that the crows and ravens have been helping themselves to. Yesterday, Bobbi-Lee and I decided that it was time to make some jam and harvest some potatoes, so the kids headed outside to dig and pick. They worked in teams to gather the food and returned from the rain with tins and buckets full. Before heading outside, we brainstormed a list of local food, and to say it was long is an understatement. Deer, crab, salmon, thimbleberries, halibut, mushrooms, salmonberries, clams and mussels to name a few. We are so lucky to be have access to such a rich variety of food, and our students know this firsthand. As a school, we are focusing on reminding our children to eat healthy local food and will continue to do so. Jamie Oliver has been a huge advocate for teaching children the importance of nutrition. Watch his TED talk on healthy kids, and his continuing efforts to improve the education system in a new series called Dream School. I spent all morning watching clips of the show on youtube, and they were wonderful and inspiring.
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