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Goal

This grant request is for garden tools and toys to enhance outdoor play, along with a storage bench to house all items. 

What will be done with my students

In the lovely poem entitled The Tables Turned, William Wordsworth wrote these words: "Come forth into the light of things; Let Nature be your teacher." The teachers at Seacrest Country Day School value Nature as an important teaching partner in the education of children. Therefore, each day, the children spend time exploring in the Seacrest garden with "Nature as their teacher." Planting garden boxes, maintaining a worm bin, collecting rocks, leaves, seedpods, etc, along with feeding birds, chasing butterflies, and digging in the dirt are wonderful experiences in which the children participate daily.  

Benefits to my students

Research indicates a plethora of benefits for children who spend time engaged in outdoor play. Nature teaches children to:

*Investigate science and the scientific process
*Take responsibility as caretakers of plants and animals through gardening and composting with a worm bin
*Create social and collaborative relationships through teamwork with peers
*Use time outdoors to improve physical and mental well-being
*Take appropriate risks while exploring outdoors
*Develop an understanding of good earth stewardship
*Make "real world" connections

In short, Nature truly is an incredible teacher!




 

Budget Narrative

The grant request is for a variety of garden tools and toys, along with a storage bench to house all items. All items will be purchased through Seacrest's Amazon Prime Account; therefore, the purchases will be tax-exempt.  

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