Putting Down Roots in Hartford is well underway, and students are enjoying educational activities interwoven with visual arts, discovery and team-building. Putting Down Roots has grown to three locations in Hartford, and over fifty children have enjoyed the program at Charter Oak's main location so far this summer!
Young gardeners, age 5 to 14, work hands-on in the garden, tending to the vegetables, flowers, herbs and even fruit. Each day, the observe the changes in the garden and often throughout the week, record thoughts, observations, drawings and measurements in their journals. Students enjoy movement and stretching games, visual arts, creative writing, science experiments, teamwork through older students mentoring the youngest students, working in small groups and also have the option to attend yoga and hip hop workshops weekly!
Here are a few images of the amazing work produced over the last few weeks... more to come!
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