Enviro Leaders' Trip to Grey Lynn Kindy

Earlier this term, some of the Enviro Leaders attended an enviro cluster meeting at Grey Lynn Kindy. Grey Lynn Kindy are an enviro focussed learning centre. They have worm farms, rabbits, a fruit dehydrating machine, swan plants, compost bins and more. They make tea using dried herbs and fruits from their gardens and they make ornaments for the garden using recycled materials. Their projects and inquiries are driven by the children's interests.
Their gardens are sustained over the school holidays by a community system that is in place - one family starts with the key for a week and they water the plants, feed the rabbits, distribute the worm tea and harvest any fruit to take home and eat! That family then passes the key on to the next family.
It was amazing to see what another learning centre is doing for enviro and we hope to implement some of their ideas into our enviro program at Meadowbank!