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mountain lover+naturalist+athabaskan daughter
》》》♡ soul-readings | rewilding humans | rekindling connections ♡《《《

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After learning about the relationship between milkweed and the monarch and gathering seed pods to disperse with care, these EECS students celebrate with a boat making day from the milkweed hull! Connection and Celebration creates life long relationships and care for the Earth. Clip is courtesy of Nika, the Environmental Literacy teacher at EECS

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Powerful learning! 1st graders across the district are harvesting sunflowers (planted by last years first grade) to make sunbutter this fall, provide seeds for animals this winter and for spring sowing in the garden. This is all apart of the Wabanaki Studies/Life Science Units that the Environmental Literacy teachers are modeling for classroom teachers. Wow!

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What a way to start Feb vacation! Pine needle tea! These EECS Living Schoolyard students sure look like they know how to have joy and be comfortable outside in the winter. Stay warm, Stay safe, and May you too find joy in the nature around you during this vacation week.

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Our garden project is participating in the #SeedMoneyChallenge, a 30-day fundraising challenge and we could really use your support TODAY!

Please help us raise $1000 to make the most of our precious plantable space in Portland!

The East End Community School sits atop Munjoy Hill in Portland, Maine—Longfellow’s hometown “seated by the sea”—where we are “empowering students of the world for the world.” Here at East End, children and teachers from 36 different countries, speaking 31 different languages, come to learn and grow together. Among the languages spoken are Portuguese, Spanish, Somali, Arabic, French, and American Sign Language, as East End also hosts the Maine Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing for children from across the State of Maine. More than half of East End students are learning English as a second, third, or fourth language, and more than four in five students are eligible for the free lunch program. Thanks to years of collaborative efforts from local partners, neighborhood volunteers, and a dedicated garden educator, East End now has a vibrant school garden across the street, where a variety of vegetables, herbs, berries, and even Italian plums are grown, harvested, and shared with students, teachers, families, and neighbors alike.

In times of inflation and tightening budgets, however, our existing garden continues to need annual maintenance and improvements, including replacement of raised beds and well-weathered compost bins. Meanwhile, across the street, around, and even atop the school itself, which has a partial “green” rooftop, more than 1,000 square feet of earth lie largely fallow—covered in dark mulch, weeds, or well-intentioned-but-long-forgotten plantings. Together with our community partners and supporters, we aim to make the highest and best use of every inch of arable soil at East End, by planting and tending diverse and resilient indigenous perennials, edibles, and more to improve the climate (in every sense of that phrase) and to provide food for migrating monarchs, local birds and pollinators, and the bodies and minds of East End’s children.

Thank you for helping us seize and make the most of this opportunity!

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Yep, outdoor learning at a East End Community School really is that magical!

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Rain or Shine! Nika, the Garden/Living Schoolyard teacher at EECS goes out with her students taking place based walks connecting students to the landscape they live in!

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Thank you all for helping us celebrate at our Fall Festival last Friday! Honey tasting, cider press, and lots and lots of apples made for a delicious and cozy afternoon 🍁💕✨
Tomorrow at 6pm will be our first PTO meeting of the year. Please join us! Zoom link in bio

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Please join us tomorrow at the EECS garden for our fall festival and garden tour! From 3-4:30 enjoy face painting, honey tasting, cider press demo and more 💕.

We will continue the festivities by heading to Rising Tide Brewery (103 Fox Street) at 4:30 for a PTO meet and greet!

This event is made even sweeter by @risingtidebeer generous donation of $1 per drink towards swim lessons for our 4th and 5th graders!

Please join us in kicking off the school year properly 💓🍁✨

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Please join us this Saturday, June 4th to help weed, plant, and compost! 🐛
We will be meeting in the school garden (on North Street) at 10am. Looking forward to getting our hands dirty 🌿🌼🌞🐌🙌

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