Outdoor Learning Center

The Outdoor Learning Center (OLC) is funded by the fabulous Bay Farm PTA.  Every student has the opportunity to grow, harvest, cook and eat fresh food in the garden.  All garden classes grow plants and eat their harvest, and each grade does age-appropriate activities that build on the prior year and connect to what they're learning in the classroom - science, history, math, writing, reading, and the visual and performing arts.

Kindergarten, first, and second graders have garden class every other week; third, fourth and fifth graders have class every week; and middle school students can attend a weekly lunch time club.  We also have monthly garden workdays outside of school time, and the support of parent volunteers throughout makes it possible for the Garden Teacher to keep the program running smoothly.  For more information about the OLC, please contact Garner Takahashi Morris, the K-5 garden teacher, at g.clairetm@gmail.com. See you in the garden!

Thank you to our Bay Farm PTA Go - Green Committee.  Now our kids have bright bowls to eat their garden recipes in.  No more waste!

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A big thank you to Mr. Espresso for providing coffee bags to mulch our garden areas.

The Bay Farm students go crazy for caterpillars. In 2011, we had at least 30 Caterpillars being taken care of in the classrooms throughout the school. From Anise Swallowtail to Monarch, the students got to watch the transformation from egg to butterfly.  In fact, we even had a group of "caterpillar hunters" roaming around the gardens in search of the proper host plant to feed their caterpillar pet. The students were like proud parents when it was time to release their beautiful butterflies. You cannot get more hands on than that!  

This year all of Miss Lorri's students will get to taste different pumpkin seeds.The 1st through 3rd grade classes got to make the Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe in the Outdoor Learning Center. The students love to taste the different flavors of seeds, and take polls of the favorite flavor.  The only problem, is most kids choose ALL OF THEM.  Here is the recipe if you are interested in roasting some yourself.

Roasted Pumpkin Seed Recipe

Students love to create a salad bar with their harvest. No leftovers here!  Yummy!