{"id":9564,"date":"2020-02-07T10:01:30","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T15:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=9564"},"modified":"2020-02-28T12:58:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T17:58:21","slug":"pharrell-williams-foundation-gets-behind-another-school-garden-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/pharrell-williams-foundation-gets-behind-another-school-garden-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharrell Williams\u2019 foundation gets behind another school garden project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leading up to last year\u2019s Something in the Water festival, Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams took time to give back to his childhood elementary school, Seatack Elementary, through a makeover of the school\u2019s garden. Now, Williams, his foundation and event organizers are working on another garden, this time at Bettie F. Williams Elementary School.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a way to show the importance of working together and collaborating,\u201d stated Dr. Carolyn Williams, the performer, songwriter, producer and entrepreneur\u2019s mother. A former educator in Virginia Beach, she has been involved in science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics and motivation (STEAMM) summer camps at the school for eight years since they were made possible by her son\u2019s foundation, YELLOW, formerly known as From One Hand To AnOTHER.<\/p>\n

\u201cA garden is just so serene and peaceful and a better way to introduce the students to a different world,\u201d Dr. Williams added.<\/p>\n

To get the project started, 12 of the school\u2019s fourth graders were invited to give their input during a garden design workshop, led by landscape architects from the firm WPL, City of Virginia Beach landscape services and Visionscapes Land Design & Installation. Representatives from YELLOW and Dr. Williams were also present and watched as students immersed themselves in the possibilities.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe can put a recycle area in the back,\u201d fourth grader Justice Brown enthusiastically shared with classmates in the \u2018tangy tomatoes\u2019 design team. Other teams were \u2018cool cucumbers,\u2019 \u2018big beets\u2019 and \u2018large lettuce.’<\/p>\n

Each group huddled around a site plan tasked with situating miniature paper cutouts of garden elements such as toolsheds, plant beds, rain barrels, trees and a gathering circle.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLet\u2019s build a treehouse,\u201d one student voice could be heard from one table, while another said, \u201cLet\u2019s do a doggie park.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After approximately an hour of discussing ideas and meticulously rearranging garden elements from one space to another on their boards, the students came back together for an all-group sharing. Once back in their office, the architects will look for common themes amongst the boards before returning to the school with a draft to share with students.<\/p>\n

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Fourth grader Lehana Dailey said she was excited to see how it would all come together, but for her, the day was already a success. \u201cMy favorite part was working together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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