  {"id":3196,"date":"2022-05-03T13:39:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T17:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196///academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//149.4.100.129/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//academics/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//sees/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//?page_id=3196"},"modified":"2022-05-11T10:03:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T14:03:58","slug":"mma-service-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196///academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//www.qc.cuny.edu/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//academics/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//sees/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//mma-service-learning/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//","title":{"rendered":"Service Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][dsm_text_divider header=&#8221;Service Learning with GLOBE NY Metro and the Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Env. Education&#8221; color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; divider_style=&#8221;none&#8221; divider_position=&#8221;flex-end&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||on||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//dsm_text_divider][/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_column][/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||on||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//p>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<h4>Planting Milkweed for Monarchs<span style=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"font-family: Calibri;/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"><span style=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"font-size: 15px; font-family: verdana;/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"><span style=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"font-size: 15px;/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"></academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//span></academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//span></academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//span></academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//h4>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<p><img decoding=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"async/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" data-src=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"https:/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196///academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//www.qc.cuny.edu/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//academics/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//sees/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//wp-content/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//uploads/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//sites/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//124/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//2022/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//05/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//576-300x225.jpg/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" alt=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"A group of people sitting at a table./academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" class=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"wp-image-3200 alignleft size-medium lazyload/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" width=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"300/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" height=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"225/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" src=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"data:image/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" style=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//225;/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" /academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//>Laura Pagano/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u2019s service learning project grew out of a conversation she had during an /academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u201cInto the Woods/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u201d workshop. Teachers were discussing Monarch butterflies and their reliance on milkweed/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u2014certainly a Monarch/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u2019s favorite plant. They lay their eggs exclusively on milkweed plants and their newly hatched larvae (caterpillars) rely on the plant as their sole food source. Given their importance to the life of every monarch, and their survival as a species, Laura and her class planted milkweed as a service learning project to help these beautiful and mysterious creatures.</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//p>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<p>[/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||on||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//p>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<p><img decoding=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"async/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" data-src=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"https:/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196///academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//www.qc.cuny.edu/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//academics/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//sees/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//wp-content/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//uploads/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//sites/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//124/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//2022/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//05/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//575-300x225.jpg/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" alt=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"Group of people./academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" class=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"wp-image-3201 alignright size-medium lazyload/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" width=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"300/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" height=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"225/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" src=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"data:image/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" style=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//225;/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" /academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//>Ms. Pagano&#8217;s science cluster class decided to try their hand at propagating milkweed plants in their classroom. To do this, students researched different ways /academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u200bto germinate milkweed. Milkweed is not the easiest plant to grow from seed because /academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u200bit relies on a process called cold stratification. In nature, milkweed seeds are dispersed on the wind and then use the winter freeze and thaw cycle to anchor themselves by breaking /academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u200bdown into the soil just enough to germinate. Students experimented with three planting methods: 1) sowing seeds directly on the ground in winter, 2) sowing seeds in outdoor pots in winter, and 3) refrigerating the seeds first for several weeks before outdoor planting. The jury is still out on which methodology works the best. The NYU Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education came to help with the planting. Ms. Pagano now offers milkweed seedlings free of charge to other teachers who would like to grow milkweed!</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//p>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<p>[/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_text][/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||20px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;20px|20px||20px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_all_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_all_phone=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_all_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; border_width_top_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_top_phone=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_top_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; border_width_left_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_left_phone=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_left_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||on||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//p>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<h4>Service Learning with GLOBE NY Metro</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//h4>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<p class=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"ms-rteFontSize-4/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"><span>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u200bThe Metropolitan Monarch Alliance/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u00a0works in partnership with GLOBE NY Metro and the Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education to promote service-learning in schools around NYC. The cornerstone of these two organizations are teacher professional development programs that enhance environmental literacy and hands-on, inquiry-based, project focused pedagogy to supervise place-based student learning activities, research, and service-learning in their schools and communities./academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u00a0</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//span></academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//p>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<p class=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"ms-rteFontSize-4/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"><span>For more information about different teacher programs and service learning, see <a class=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"ms-rteFontSize-1/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" href=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"https:/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196///academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//www.qc.cuny.edu/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//academics/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//sees/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//globe/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196///academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" target=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"_blank/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" rel=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"noopener/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/">GLOBE NY Metro&#8217;s website</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//a><span class=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"ms-rteFontSize-1/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"> and the </academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//span><a class=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"ms-rteFontSize-1/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" href=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"http:/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196///academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//steinhardt.nyu.edu/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//wallerstein/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196///academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" target=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"_blank/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" rel=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"noopener/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/">Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education&#8217;s website/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u200b</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//a><span class=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"ms-rteFontSize-1/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/">./academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u00a0</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//span></academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//span></academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//p>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<p>[/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_text][/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_column][/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||on||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//p>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<h4>A Garden Grows in Brooklyn &#8211; From Recycled Soda Bottles/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u200b</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//h4>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<p><img decoding=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"async/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" data-src=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"https:/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196///academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//www.qc.cuny.edu/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//academics/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//sees/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//wp-content/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//uploads/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//sites/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//124/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//2022/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//05/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//Bottle-1.jpg/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" alt=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"Students holding a planter made from a repurposed plastic soda bottle./academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" class=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"wp-image-3202 alignright size-full lazyload/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" width=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"195/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" height=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"257/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" src=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"data:image/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" style=/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/"--smush-placeholder-width: 195px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 195/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//257;/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/" /academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//>Ms. Small/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u2019s 5th grade class at PS 272K created a garden in their classroom/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u2014/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u200bplanted in recycled soda bottles! The class collected used plastic soda bottles and repurposed them into what became a lovely container garden. Aside from gardening, students learned about plastic waste and recycling. With help from the NYU Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education staff, Ms. Small and her students fashioned the bottles into self-watering containers and filled plastic bottles with live mixed greens and herbs. The students planted rosemary, mint, and cilantro from seed, and Ms. Small reports that they are thriving! The students also planted a large crop of mesclun (lettuce) and they experimented with a mix of seeds and seedlings. The students were fully responsible for tending to their plants and keeping them healthy. Ms. Small plans to harvest the class crop with her students and invite their parents to enjoy homegrown salads with the class. Students gained the knowledge and satisfaction that stems from growing a garden.</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//p>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<p>[/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_text][/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_column][/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196///academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//www.qc.cuny.edu/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//academics/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//sees/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//wp-content/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//uploads/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//sites/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//124/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//2022/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//05/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//Bottle-2.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Group Photo of Ms. Small/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u2019s 5th grade class at PS 272K&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Group Photo of Ms. Small/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u2019s 5th grade class at PS 272K&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||on||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//p>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<h4>Cassandra Laugen&#8217;s 4th Grade Class Project</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//h4>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<p>Ms. Cassandra Laugen did not have to look far to find a great service learning project for her students. Her school, P.S. 205 in Bayside Queens, already had a school courtyard with an over-grown garden and greenhouse, although it had fallen into disrepair. Ms. Laugen set out to develop the greenhouse, or /academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u201chigh tunnel,/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u201d into a productive garden complete with compost bins. 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As a result, there was an excellent harvest of free, healthy, tomatoes, peas, and herbs for the school community.</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//p>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<p>[/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_text][/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_column][/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196///academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//www.qc.cuny.edu/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//academics/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//sees/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//wp-content/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//uploads/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//sites/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//124/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//2022/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//05/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//image_1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Greenhouse&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Greenhouse&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_image][/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||on||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]</academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196//p>/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/n<p>A follow-up garden day was held the following October to plant winter crops as an experiment to determine whether the high tunnel could support a winter growing season. Students investigated the difference in air temperature inside and outside the high tunnel and found no difference. Students investigated the growing requirements of various crops and chose to plant/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u200b radishes, turnips, carrots, beans, and parsley. Compost from the previous spring, made from the cafeteria/academics/sees/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/3196/u2019s organic waste, was mixed into the garden beds to fertilize the crops. Gardens require constant maintenance throughout the year. To do this, Ms. Laugen receives support from parents, the administration, and custodial staff. The grown-over courtyard and high tunnel at PS 205 is growing once again. 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