Thanks to the wonderful volunteers who came out to work in the garden this Saturday!! We cleared the perimeter of weeds to get the border ready for a pumpkin patch! It seems a little early but it’s not, those babies take a while to grow. We also leveled out the northeast section of the…
Category Archives: Grand View Elementary School
Trellising
Hey Folks! We’re getting trellis happy over at Grand View Elementary! We’ve built our first a-frame tomato trellis and can’t wait to get a couple more going. We’re experimenting with our trellis designs and made one for our pole beans that go from the bed frame to the fence at a 45* angle —…
6 Moves. 6 Parts. 6 Moves for the 6 Parts of a Plant Dance!
Wiggle it just a little bit! We took the 6 parts of the plant and turned it into a pretty cool dance for our Kindergarten classes. After crouching down, into tiny little balls, the kids whispered, “seeeeeds.” Wiggling their fingers as roots their voices got a little deeper and they said, “roooooots.” We shifted our…
Seeds! Seeds! Seeds!
Holy Artichoke of Wonder!! Peaceful Valley, you are amazing. Spring has recently arrived and so has an itch for planting our summer veggies. Luckily for us, Peaceful Valley donated the most beautiful seeds to our garden and I can’t wait to start planting them with the kids at Grand View. What should we start with?…
An E! True Hollywood Story: Red Wriggly Worms
There is a time in every third graders life where they ought to learn about the wonders of the red wriggler worm. This may be by far, my most favorite lesson, and this may be a result of my worm obsession but I LOVE teaching third grader’s about our best garden friend, the red wiggly…
5th Graders Get Lacto-Fermented!
What does a 5th grade class do when they have an overabundance of cabbage in the garden? Let me tell you! They make kimchi! We decided to take our bumper crop of cabbage and turn it into a delicious Korean side dish. While massaging our torn bits of cabbage with salt we discussed how the…
Classes start at Grand View Garden
Students at Grand View came out to check out the garden at learn about the importance of community gardens, help weed, and try some new veggies! Students worked in groups to come up with reasons we have community gardens. The younger students drew some great pictures of what they wanted to see in the…
EnrichLA Featured in Local News
Great news! The Grand View Garden comes to life! Grand View Elementary School dual language teacher Sara Telona Guitierrez was awarded a $5,000 Lowe’s Beautification Grant which allowed EnrichLA to bring an edible garden to her school. With the help of Fox Studios Volunteers and Next Step Ministries, EnrichLA transformed part of the school into…
Next Step Ministries teams up with EnrichLA for a day of gardening at Grand View Elementary
Enrich LA was blessed with the help of an incredible team of volunteers today through Next Step Ministries. The garden at Grand View was in need of some maintenance and building material cleanup, so when a call came from this amazing group we were just too happy to welcome them on board. Truly amazing and…
