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 On Tuesday, August 12, Greenwood's new garden and greenhouse project began, overseen by Intermediate and Middle School teacher Craig Muller. Directing heavy equipment from Don Eyer Excavating, including a small backhoe, Craig watched as a hole appeared that will become the pond and waterfall environment; the backhoe also prepared a shallow, neat, and square depression that, filled with fine gravel, will underlie the greenhouse. In the following days, Craig dug holes and set piers for the greenhouse's foundation. Funded partially by a grant from the Friends Council on Education, the project will include raised beds and a contemplative garden
area, which along with the greenhouse will make year-round classroom
space for our students.
The design for the project arose out of the collaboration among
three Greenwood teachers -- Cindi Hron, art; Sue Rockwood, library and
technology; and Craig Muller, science and math -- and two Board
members, Maighread Kelly and Rejena Girton, both of whom have received
Master Gardener certification. In addition to the FCE grant, funds for
the project will come from a donation by Millville Monthly Meeting and
from GFS fundraisers including the Fall Festival and a student plant
sale. The Merck Grant for the Sciences, that paid for Greenwood's
recently-acquired astronomy equipment, will also cover some greenhouse
and curriculum materials, and in-kind donations of services and
supplies, including from Larry's Lumber of Bloomburg, help make the
project possible. If you would like to donate to this endeavor, please
call us at school; when you visit us, you may make donations directly
into the traffic light receptacle in the lobby.
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