Folks from the Glen Urquhart community and towns around and about took advantage of the beautiful weather on Saturday to learn about container gardening, growing vegetables, organic composting, cooking local, raising chickens, beekeeping, and other garden related activities. Representatives from local businesses, including Chapmans Greenhouse, Green Meadows Farm, J. Gill Organic Landscaping, and The Food [...]
GUS is starting a new annual event called Greenspiration at GUS. On Saturday, April 24th, GUS will open its newly renovated greenhouse to GUS families and the greater public for an inspiring day of workshops to learn more about sustainable, backyard gardening practices.
Workshop topics may include:
composting
cooking with local food
gardening with children
organic lawn care
container gardening
strategies for [...]
Although the growing season is over and a chill wind whips across the campus in late November, our newly renovated greenhouse is warm and dry and set up for many activities. Plans are in full swing for new plantings and projects in the spring. Science curriculum coordinator, Jen Mallette, and the faculty have been busy [...]
In seventh grade English, the GUS students have been reading Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman, examining the essential question, “How do we build a community?” They spent time discussing the novel and how the characters built community through a garden in an abandoned lot in Cleveland, Ohio. Through learning about metaphor and comparing our class to [...]
Our GUS Online Store is Open! We have many new items for kids, parents, and grandparents. Fresh styles, fun colors and fashionable clothing! Take a peek. New to the store is the ability to personalize each item with name and/or activity. You can order at anytime and your order will be shipped immediately. There is no more waiting time.
All proceeds go to the Parents’ Association which provides funding for teacher directed projects and Financial Aid.
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