Week Two

We left week two with tired feet and lots of knowledge.

Monday and Tuesday we explored the gardens and Clinton Park as naturalists: we searched for animal signs, looked at artifacts and tracks, used guide books and sketched and painted beautiful species accounts. Wednesday through Friday we took daily trips to Mt tabor and pulled invasive English Ivy, learned about evergreen tree types, used compasses, created nature webs, made a stick and rock direction trail and so much more.

We ended the week with a special gift from the ACE program: pony rides.

Week One Highlights

The first week of camp flew by with color, adventure, creativity, and learning.

Some of our time was spent touring neighborhood gardens, creating natural bubble wands, sanding, painting and planting our own succulent garden beds, sketching and water color painting in our hand made nature journals, making sun tea, visiting with chickens, playing, singing songs, weeding, picking up after the holiday fireworks, making seed mandalas, and exploring various forms of plant life

The garden boxes were made of 90% recycled products, the plants were gifted to us from Oregon residents (one in our very own neighborhood), the journals and baskets were re-used or rescued items, and our tea was from local garden herbs.


Thanks to all the wonderful students and their families for making week one such a success.

Week One

First Week Update

The first week of the OLGSI begins Monday July 5, 2010

Highlight for this first week include: planter boxes, neighborhood garden field trip, backyard chickens, journal making, side walk chalk, and much more.

We will introduce the basics of Nature Based learning through garden time, play time, and creative activities.

Students and families are reminded to be at the west side (near the garden entrance) of the school at 9am on Monday.

Contact olgsi.info@gmail.com with any questions.

UPDATED NEED LIST

Please contact olgsi.info@gmail.com if you can donate any of these items
Thanks.


Supplies:
Preferred: used articles or recycled resources

Nails

Hammers (loaners are great)

Art Supplies
Colored pencils, writing pencils, water colors, paper (art grade, lined, scrap)

Earth friendly adhesives
Glues, tapes

Tin Water Bottles

Coolers

small containers with functional lids
for liquid tinctures
for salves

bees wax (local preferred)

pots (planting) of various sizes

Oregon pertinent guide books (nature): weather, bird, plant, insect, tree, rocks and minerals

Books : for students and parents on Science, Gardening, Multicultural Awareness, Art

three ring binders (used only please: there is a surplus of these floating around unused)

Bus passes

Seeds: herbs (examples cilantro, thyme, parsley, oregano, basil)

Seeds for projects (not planting): corn, sunflower, beans, lentils, etc. (hardy seeds/pods)

Berries (for jam making)

Tomatoes, onions, garlic (for salsa making)

small canning jars (50 +)

canning lids and rings (50 +)

egg cartons

Plastic or wax(compostable please) small bags (sandwich size)

Still Accepting Applications

We are still accepting applications for all four weeks: both volunteers and students. contact olgsi.info@gmail.com to receive an application

Early Bird Students Accepted

The Early Bird Applicants were announced last week.
Thanks to all the families who got their applications in early.

New applications are being sent out: spread the word.

Continuing to look for volunteers and interns.

Email for more information.

Happy Spring.