Green House Project

Summary

In January, 2016, Campbell Elementary decided to extend our growing season by joining with community partners to build a new greenhouse.

For a video overview, please see the GreenScene profile of this project: https://campbellschool.org/campbell-green-action-projects/green-house/

Students researched the requirements of a greenhouse and specifics of growing different vegetables. They visited the Career Center greenhouse to see a living example and learn more about plant growth. They planted many different kinds of vegetables and learned different requirements of different plants, including how and when to transplant into the Campbell garden beds.

The greenhouse expedition culminated in the students producing guidebooks about how to use the greenhouse that can be used by future populations of students.

Impact

The greenhouse has allowed our Outdoor Classroom to expand throughout traditionally "non-growing" seasons of the year, starting our plantings earlier and extending our ability to teach outside. The greenhouse has already seen a lot of use, including for the Big Bad Basil expedition of 2017. We expect to use it for many years to come.

The greenhouse was built through a successful fundraising effort via EdBacker and also support through the Arlington Community Federal Credit Union.

Green House Project

Summary

Impact

Documenting the 4th Grade Greenhouse Expedition (2015-2016 School Year, ongoing)

The greenhouse is taking shape! @edbacker

On Tuesday, students will get to see the greenhouse. It took a lot of team work.

Students tour our new greenhouse @CampbellAPS Thanks to the amazing team @arlingtoncu for helping fund&build this!

Getting started on our expedition! Observations about greenhouses. @APSVirginia @CampbellAPS @bibliobunny

Observe, sketch, wonder about the greenhouse – first steps in research @CampbellAPS @ms_johnson119 @APSLibrarians

Welcome Campbell 4th graders to our greenhouse! @APSCareerCenter @APSVirginia @CampbellAPS

Field work done to learn how to develop our greenhouse here at Campbell @APSVirginia @APSCareerCenter @CampbellAPS

Informational text lesson to learn what we can grow in our greenhouse! @APSVirginia @CampbellAPS

Figuring out the science behind how our greenhouse works! @CampbellAPS @APSVirginia Thank you @bibliobunny !!

Fourth grade greenhouse expedition is so exciting! Seed starting today! @CampbellAPS @ELeducation @ms_johnson119

Things are starting to sprout in the greenhouse @CampbellAPS #schoolgarden

Hard at work creating our greenhouse guidebooks!! #elschool @CampbellAPS @APSVirginia

Fourth grade prepares strawberry sorbet for their @ELeducation showcase about greenhouses&growing food @CampbellAPS

Today 4th Graders @CampbellAPS showcased their new expedition centered around our greenhouse @ELeducation

Greenhouse dream comes full circle @CampbellAPS Thankyou@arlingtoncu @edbacker #SEPTA @ms_johnson119 @ThinkCampbell

4th grade Ss serve food they prepared for @ELeducation showcase on greenhouses @CampbellAPS The food was a hit!

4th graders harvesting 8 kinds of lettuce and sugar snap peas started in the greenhouse @FeedFamilyWell

Glad we haven’t planted outdoors @CampbellAPS yet! Greenhouse plants will come indoors for the weekend.…