Sonia
School/Organization: St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic Secondary School
Grades/Ages: 9-12
City: Mississauga
Province: Ontario
Friendships in Bloom!
Posted on: 30 May 2024Action: Students were invited to the school's greenhouse. Here Environment SHSM students, together with their SHSM Advisor, Mrs. Janik-Corvinelli, and a Religion teacher, Ms. Boyle, led a gardening tutorial about indoor and outdoor plants. Students learned...
Read More EditPlant Your Dream!
Posted on: 30 May 2024Action: A Career Awareness Day was organized with a Keynote speaker inspiring students to plant their dreams, nurture them daily, weed out negative thoughts, and be kind to yourself along the journey. This was intentionally planned knowing there was going to...
Read More EditFabric for Family
Posted on: 02 Jun 2023Action: Students from Kindergarten to grade 8 at St. Rose of Lima and people in the community had the opportunity to donate their used clothes. Numerous bags were collected and donated to St. Catherine’s Closet, a local community charity, that St. Rose sele...
Read More EditHorticulture For Health
Posted on: 02 Jun 2023Action: We wanted to promote gardening, pollination, and the healthy benefits of horticulture. This was accomplished in a few ways. We hosted “Horticulture For Health” in our greenhouse and cafeteria. Students in grades 9 to 12 had the opportunity to work i...
Read More EditSeeds of Hope
Posted on: 30 May 2022Action: We wanted to encourage gardening in general and awareness of our school garden. This was accomplished in a few ways. Firstly, we found out which plants may be added to our existing school garden that would attract birds and bees. Then we built bird a...
Read More EditFaith Blooms Here
Posted on: 30 May 2022Action: We provided second period classes with materials to have their own class plant or gave them a ready potted plant if they preferred that option. We provided an info sheet with the health benefits of having an indoor plant (e.g., supports good health a...
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