Emily wrote me the other day saying she found "an adventure" for us to go on. Phil isn't usually too keen on such outings.........or at least the "thinking about going on these outings" part. But with some gentle encouragement (haha!) I had him figure out the whereabouts of Emily's adventure and on Saturday morning we were on our way to Yarmouk Garden! (Thanks love for taking us!)
Yarmouk Garden is REALLY neat! First of all, it's in a fancy part of the country. Second of all, it's been built using recycled materials! The garden isn't complete yet but we saw some construction in action and the final plans look SPECTACULAR! Here are some snapshots from our wonderful morning:
I think it would be a great place for a field trip (and picnic!). We could tie it in to many subjects too - not just science! How neat would it be to go back to the classroom and build our own "yarmouk garden" pieces in art class? We could do some mapping for geography, practice our estimating skills for math class, or think up a fun creative writing activity for English. There's even an area to play soccer where we could incorporate a little physical education! Inshallah, the place will be finished soon and the safety issues associated with its current state will be no longer ;) I think the kids would love it!
Yarmouk Garden is REALLY neat! First of all, it's in a fancy part of the country. Second of all, it's been built using recycled materials! The garden isn't complete yet but we saw some construction in action and the final plans look SPECTACULAR! Here are some snapshots from our wonderful morning:
I think it would be a great place for a field trip (and picnic!). We could tie it in to many subjects too - not just science! How neat would it be to go back to the classroom and build our own "yarmouk garden" pieces in art class? We could do some mapping for geography, practice our estimating skills for math class, or think up a fun creative writing activity for English. There's even an area to play soccer where we could incorporate a little physical education! Inshallah, the place will be finished soon and the safety issues associated with its current state will be no longer ;) I think the kids would love it!
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