The Stoddert Garden continues to focus on the educational opportunities for all our students. We are solely driven to increase our knowledgebase, increase skills, and increase yield guided by an everchanging and developing ecosystem. Our curriculum involves observation, discussion, and application during our garden classes. Students will be asked to journal either in pictorial or Read More >>
Garden Update & Request from Mr. Canada
The Farmers Market could use volunteers who are Costco members. See Mr Canada , Garden and Market Coordinator/Teacher. Also , Students In K-2 will bring home this week a Mystery Magic Seed to plant and grow for the next 30 days. If successful, students are asked to bring their seedling to school the first week Read More >>
Support Alumnus Project to Build New Garden Benches & Tables
I am a former Stoddert student (high school class of 2020) and I am currently working on my eagle scout project. I have been asked by Mr. Canada to create new benches for the garden and I, along with my Boy Scout troop, will be building 3 large hexagonal benches, one of which pictured below Read More >>
Mr. Canada’s Look Inside the Stoddert Garden Program!
This past year students from grades 2nd through 5th were enthusiastically involved in our Fall and Spring Farmer’s Market benefiting in so many ways including customer service, product identification, marketing, and sales. Our In- House Composting and Recycling Programs where students learn the importance of how we all can benefit from reusable products lessening the Read More >>
Mr. Canada’s January 2019 Garden Update
Gardeners and Farmers are extremely busy during the months of January through March, and so are garden teachers! Our students have begun an engaging inquiry-based food literacy curriculum focusing on such topics as: the story of food seed to table, where does our food come from? taking a look at the newly recommended but not mandatory Read More >>
Mr. Canada’s Stoddert Garden Winter Education Program
Winter is almost here however this does not get in the way of our learning initiative related to our gardening program. Over the next few months our students will take part in further inquiry and skill building becoming ‘food literate.” Here’s are the topics we will address supported by educational documentaries and fun in class taste test. – defining Read More >>
Garden Update from Mr. Canada
Just think, Thanksgiving is less than three weeks away and I normally have written at least one update regarding our school garden program and our Farmer’s Market. Let me thank each of you who make our weekly Spring and Fall Market a success, student volunteers and parents! As you may know, a persistent rainy season had it’s impact on our Read More >>
Signup to Care for a Chicken
The Hens are here!! Our favorite Stoddert garden visitors are back to supplement the fall science/garden curriculum, and we need your help caring for them on the weekends. If you would like to volunteer, please sign up here. Thank you!!
End of Year Garden Update
The following is an update from Stoddert’s Garden Coordinator, Mr. Canada: What a year it has been in the Stoddert Garden! The leaf cutter bees arrived three days ago in time to culminate the end of a beginning increased pollinator garden presence. Our solitary bees including the Mason bees play a major role in the Read More >>
Meet Rocky & Annabell – Our School Hens!
It’s official! Our school’s garden hens now have names: Rocky and Annabelle! Thanks to the generosity of Gray R.’s family and Kate and Will I.’s family for donating to the auction and buying the naming rights. Make sure to walk by the garden and visit Rocky and Annabelle in their portable coop and see what’s Read More >>
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