As you might imagine, the blazing sun in Singapore can make plants on our campus quite thirsty. While we do get a lot of rain, there are times when our gardens need a bit of extra help. Grade 3 have just started a whole grade environmental service where they water some of the plants in our edible garden patch.
This initiative is a great example of collaboration amongst different grades at UWCSEA. Students in the Incredible Edible Garden extra curricular activity meet every Monday and Wednesday to plant and maintain the garden. The Grade 3 classes rotate on a roster to water the plants on Tuesday and Friday mornings. By everyone giving a little bit of their time, the plants in our edible garden will thrive.
Today, some members of Mrs. Daniel's class marvelled at how quickly the water disappeared in the pot where the young papaya plant was growing. Who knew that papaya's were so thirsty. Another student was very excited to discover how eggplants grow and was meticulous in making sure she didn't forget to water any of the plants.
Go go water warriors! Great to see the Grade 3s tying their learning about the importance of water to a much needed service opportunity. I can see you're being very careful with the water too, well done! Environmental Stewardship in action, thanks Grade 3s. You really are #livingthemission !
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