2023 is here! Time to plan for the Silverwood Park/Edgerton School District Summer School Day Camp. We need teachers, volunteers, and of course, students. Here are a few highlights from 2022 to get you thinking about possibilities for 2023.
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The sunflower house/butterfly garden being planted by the K-2nd grade classroom.
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Digging in, to plant the kale, eggplant and other transplants.
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Buh’rai (Native American), papillon (French), Schmetterling (German), farfall (Italian), choo (Japanese), mariposa (Spanish) – names for butterflies around the world. Karen Albrecht releases a Monarch butterfly at Silverwood Park.
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Jared Hammer, from Hammer’s Homestead Farms introduces the students to his chickens.
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Snuggling with a bunny from Hammer’s Homestead Farms.
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Ken Argood demonstrates the skills involved in being a farrier. Here he cleans the hoof of his Clysdale horse.
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Middle school students draw out on paper, plans for their native pollinator garden. They are assisted by Master gardeners, Nancy Moskal and Ruth Flesher.
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Linda Lipinski and Jax demonstrate animal training and pet safety.
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Margaret Cotter, a Silverwood growers, explains how strawberries grow and helps students pick berries for their strawberry rhubarb jam.
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Forester, Mary Ann Buenzow, assists students in using an increment borer to determine the age of a tree.
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Fishing with the Edgerton High School Fishing Club on the shores of Rice Lake.
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Kayaking on Rice Lake and capturing invertebrates to study under a microscope back at camp.
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Checking out the inside of a bee hive with Eric Johnson, an apiculturist at Silverwood Park.
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Dan Bussey, a local pomologist, highlights apple growth on one of the trees in Irene’s Orchard.
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Everyday, time to run and play on the farmstead.
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How healthy is our soil? Soil testing with Nicole from Michael Field’s Agriculture Institute.
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Lots of show and tell – the Perry family shows their chickens and tells about their care.
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Jon Peck, from Yellow Dog Produce and Flowers, shows students beneficial insects.
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Demonstration and hands on cooking with teacher and Silverwood growers, Barb Gausman. All ingredients from gardens – garlic, tomatoes, peppers, cilantro and jalapeno- are in the pico de gallo.
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Chopping tomatoes for the pico de gallo.
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Plucking hornworm caterpillars from plants. The younger kids have a good eye for harmful critters.
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Sampling kale salad – fresh from their garden. Maybe too much raspberry vinaigrette?
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Water clarity quality testing with Ron Anderson, volunteer scientist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
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Some like it hot! Sampling peppers from the gardens.
Friends who work and learn together, play together – won’t you join us? Email Katie@silverwoodpark.org to find out more about being a teacher, volunteer or enrolling your child in the Silverwood Park/Edgerton School District Summer School Day Camp.
Written by Barb Gausman
Comment(1)
Nancy Moskal says:
March 20, 2023 at 2:57 pmI enjoyed the pictures of children actively engaged on the farm growing and preparing their own food, planting a pollinator garden, and enjoying and studying the natural environment in the park. The organizers do a fantastic job.