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Why Not a Greenhouse?
February 28, 2011
Play is … the ‘meaningless’ moment that makes the day memorable and worthwhile.
-Stuart Brown and Christopher Vaughan, Play
-Stuart Brown and Christopher Vaughan, Play
"If you’ve ever gardened with children you have experienced their curiosity, wonder, and surprising dedication to the plants in their care. But the green doesn’t have to only happen certain times of the year. You don’t have to wait for it. Many groups are extending their planting seasons and bringing plants into the curriculum all year long by building my new favorite garden item: a greenhouse!
"Greenhouses come in all shapes, sizes, and price ranges: from simple hand-built plastic-covered frames to dazzling geodesic domes. Some centers install greenhouses as a part of their outdoor garden space. Other centers have incorporated a greenhouse into the building itself. Greenhouses provide a great opportunity for children to grow their own food and work with plants throughout the year! Child care centers and schools with greenhouses tell great stories of growing tropical plants in the winter, starting seeds early in the spring, growing ‘hot house’ plants in the summer that love extra heat, and extending the growing season into the fall. How cool is that?"
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Comments (4)
Displaying All 4 CommentsWhatcom Center for Early Learning
Bellingham, WA, United States
We have been one of the very proud recipients of Rusty Keeler's wonderful natural playscapes. The children and families of WCEL throughly enjoy the garden and cannot wait until the weather is warm enough to go out and play in the grass, dirt, touch the sensory garden, run around in the playhouse and go down the slide built at their level. What a great way to explore, learn and have fun! Thank you Rusty! From all of us at WCEL (Children, Familes, Volunteers, Interns, Staff, and the Board of Directors)
tulsa, ok, United States
World Forum National Representative from Belize , Delfena Mitchell, is the director of an orphanage in Belize, Liberty and some college students from University of Southern California volunteered their time and money and built a greenhouse this last December in Belize at the LIBerty HOme. You should do an artile about this. they had a grand opening of the greenhouse..they are doing organic farming and chickens and pigs, etc. it has been a huge success.
Shishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
A plant = A child Think the classroom is a garden where the flowers (children ) are blooming . Classroom can be changed into a greenhouse .
United States
Fabulous idea. Give a kid dirt, and they are off and running, um, digging.
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