Smith School Environmental Club starting the year off right by planting and caring for fall flowers! Smith Middle School Matthew J. Murphy

We started our bird feeders for the school courtyard today! We are using recycled wood from old cabinets, recycled plastic bottles and we painted them with leftover outdoor paint. We will put them together next week! Smith Middle School Ramsey Academics Matthew J. Murphy

Recycled material bird feeders complete! Smith Middle School Matthew J. Murphy @MrAndrewHerre

Smith School Environmental Club has started our composting project. We are collecting compostable food scraps from the culinary arts classes every Wednesday. We hope to include the kitchen cafeteria food scraps in the future! Smith Middle School Matthew J. Murphy #compost #ecofriendly

The Environmental Club recently learned about plastic pollution and its effect on our world. Today we made reusable beeswax wraps to use in place of plastic wrap, zip bags and other single-use plastic. Smith Middle School #enhancingthestudentexperience

The EC club is ready for Spring! We started our seeds for this year’s garden and delivered them to teachers to foster until we’re ready to plant them outside. Soon we’ll have vegetables that we can enjoy & that can be used in the cooking classes! Smith Middle School Matthew J. Murphy

Good work Smith students! We’re going to have a great garden this year! ⁦Smith Middle School⁩

The Smith Environmental Club planted herbs and potatoes (in recycled planters) for the culinary arts classes today. Chef O is already thinking about the delicious dishes her students can make! Smith Middle School Matthew J. Murphy #enhancingthestudentexperience

Brand new native pollinators were added to the Smith Middle School sign area today! Once these babies grow in, there will be beautiful color and soft grasses to look at. As a reminder, please do not sit on the wooden ledge and hurt our growing plants!

The Smith Middle School Environmental Club planted lots of beautiful native pollinators in the school courtyard today. Native plants require less water & fertilizer than grass & will attract bees & butterflies to the veggies that we already planted! #enhancingthestudentexperience

Introducing…Smith Middle School’s first delivery to Chef O! Planted, cared for and harvested right in our very own courtyard! #enhancingthestudentexperience

Great news! Smith Middle School Environmental Club has been awarded a grant from the BCUA Environmental Awareness Challenge! With the grant we will install recycled raised garden beds in the courtyard to grow food that can be used in the foods classes! #enhancingthestudentexperience

The Smith School Environmental Club is in harvest mode! We will be decorating the front of the school soon! Smith Middle School Matthew J. Murphy #enhancingthestudentexperience

The Smith Middle School EC club had spring vibes making seed bombs. We used clay, potting soil & a variety of seeds to attract butterflies & other pollinators. When dry we’ll have fun throwing them around the school property & watching them grow. #enhancingthestudentexperience

The Smith Middle School EC beautified the new courtyard today. We planted some flowers and potato vines to look good now and morning glories to climb the trellises and give color when we return in the fall! #enhancingthestudentexperience