{"id":10119,"date":"2021-05-20T12:56:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T16:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=10119"},"modified":"2021-06-02T13:02:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T17:02:11","slug":"dominion-energy-teams-up-with-students-and-teachers-on-arbor-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/dominion-energy-teams-up-with-students-and-teachers-on-arbor-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominion Energy teams up with students and teachers on Arbor Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Scott Detar, distribution forestry coordinator at Dominion Energy, helps fourth grader AJ Ruiz plant a dogwood tree on Arbor Day at Christopher Farms Elementary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A warm, spring breeze greeted students as they planted wildflower seeds and a dogwood tree at Christopher Farms Elementary.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday I\u2019m learning a lot about the different types of trees,\u201d said Elisabeth Bulthouse, a fourth grader in Kelly McNeely\u2019s class who is in the class garden club. \u201cWe\u2019ve also learned how to plant carrots and when to water them. I think more people should have vegetable gardens so they don\u2019t need to drive to the store so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

Representatives from Dominion Energy helped the school celebrate Arbor Day April 30.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho wants to plant a tree?\u201d Scott Detar, distribution forestry coordinator at Dominion Energy asked the students, who cheerfully raised their hands. \u201cIt\u2019s a perfect day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students took turns shoveling dirt around the sapling and planting wildflower seeds in a nearby garden. Dominion Energy\u2019s Project Plant It! provides supplies to teach young gardeners about the importance of trees and pollinators.<\/p>\n

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Fourth graders Elisabeth Bulthouse and Grayson Moore plant wildflower seeds that will attract pollinating insects to the garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Detar and the students talked about everything from photosynthesis to the many things made from trees: pencils, furniture, houses. The dogwood will eventually grow about 15 feet high, helping shade students as they harvest vegetables and study insects and plants in the garden.<\/p>\n

Sustainability is part of the culture at Christopher Farms. PTA members helped spruce up the school garden to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week under the theme, \u201cThanks for helping us grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Teachers incorporate life-cycle lessons about butterflies and pollination. In second grade, students studied Native Americans and planted the \u201cthree sisters\u201d\u2013 corn, beans and squash \u2013 which provided sustainable agriculture to indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n

Students in the Fourth Grade Garden Club are studying Jamestown and the hardships the colonists faced. The vegetable garden idea was a springboard off this learning to bring in real-world concepts.<\/p>\n

Dominion Energy has distributed more than 730,000 free trees and wildflower seeds to students through its Project Plant It! program, including 150 saplings and 150 packets of wildflower seeds that Christopher Farms students took home on Arbor Day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe students are so excited to receive their trees today,\u201d said Debbie Vickery, gifted resources teacher. \u201cNow they will have the knowledge of how to plant it and care for it for years to come. What a beautiful thing it is for young people to plant a seedling and watch it grow and thrive over time alongside themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are so thankful for Project Plant-It and their generosity each year. We look forward to many new projects in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

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