A wonderful growing element of the ZIS campus, as part of our sustainability initiatives, is the ZIS garden, revamped and extended this year on the elementary campus. Along with the efforts of Kristie Lear, ZIS’ resident sustainability in education expert, several 5R students have played a role in getting the garden up and running. Earlier in the year, Matilda, Phoebe and Claudia received ZIS mission awards for their leadership in this initiative. Importantly, we’ve also benefitted from the tireless volunteering of two community members who are passionate and skilled gardeners.

Today, 5R and our buddy class, 2M, met with these gardeners and spent some time planting tulip bulbs that will bloom next spring. Enjoy these photos of the event!

What a great cook out! Students were very excited to meet their buddies and get out into the woods. Luckily, the weather cooperated and both 5R and 2M got to connect for the first time while roasting sausages, and more than a few marshmallows, in the beautiful woods on our ZIS doorstep. We’re looking forward to many more adventures and learning with our second grade buddies throughout the year. Many thanks for your support! Enjoy all the photos of the day in this album.