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Children
at the Citizens
for Citizens Head Start Program on Robeson Street had the chance to
visit the Seventh
Street Community Garden on May 30, 2017. There they planted vegetables
and then released two butterflies that they had raised from cocoons in
their classroom. Head Teacher Sandy Peckham organized a trip to the Garden
where children had the opportunity to plant squash, kale, green beans, and
tomatoes. Mayor
Jasiel Correia II stopped by for a visit and State
Representative Carole Fiola came and read "The
Very Hungry Caterpillar" to the children before they released
their two butterflies. Following a chance to "get their wiggles
out" with a song, the children enjoyed a pizza lunch before returning
to their classroom. "The more we expose children to community gardens
and encourage healthy habits, the more normal it becomes and the
more likely children will want the opportunity to grow food
themselves," stated Peckham. Though the Head Start program does not
operate in the summer, children and parents will be invited back later in
the summer to visit the garden and see their plants when they are big. Click here for a
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(Top
row) Head Start Resource Teacher Corey Santos and Head Teacher Sandy
Peckham get the children ready for the bus trip to the 7th Street Garden
where father Christian Perez takes the butterfly house off the bus. (Row
two) Parents start helping the children clear a raised bed after the
children gather at the picnic tables. (Row three) Mayor Correia and
Neighborhood Coordinator Monica Sousa are greeted by Bank Street
Neighborhood Association President Natalie Melo before the Mayor is
shown a bird house the children painted. (Rows four and five) Children
plant their vegetables with the help of parents and teachers while the
butterfly the children raised waits in its cage to be released. (Bottom
row) State Representative Carole Fiola reads the story "The Very
Hungry Caterpillar" to the children before releasing the two
butterflies and gathering to sing a song together.
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