Yesterday we welcomed 63 students to EB Shurts. In just a few hours these 2nd and 3rd graders learned about: pollinators, indigenous gardening, seed dispersal, biodiversity, storm drains, macroinvertebrates found in the Fox River, ground water, effects of weather events on animals found in our community, went on a hike AND tried on waders. (And those are just the highlights!) These experiences not only give the students that visit us a wealth of knowledge to take back to their classrooms but are SUPER FUN too! Take a look!
Today Les Paul 6th graders kicked off our Fall Camp program at Fox River Park. What a beautiful day to learn survival skills, participate in a bioblitz and orienteering course, take a hike and of course - enjoy nature!
Today is the first day of our 2024-25 Fall EE programs! This group of nature-loving professionals is ready to greet students, build wonder and have lots of fun!
Exploring the Fox River is one of the most memorable parts of our EE programs. Thanks to the Wisconsin House Outdoorsmen's Club, our students have plenty of new boots and waders to go around! We are grateful for this generous donation to our program!
As we wrap up our last EE Camp of the summer, we are thankful for ALL of the smiles, joy, excitement, and connections with nature that our students shared these past 4 weeks. It's impossible to pick a favorite when there was so much fun day after day!
Deep in the ground yesterday.....french fries today! EE Teacher Sue B. and our Summer campers are taking FRESH food from our Learning Garden to DELICIOUS levels!
Last week's Summer campers packed so much outdoor fun into their days with us, it flew by in a flash of smiles and laughter!
Our Summer Campers and EE Teacher Sue are participating in Wisconsin's Cucumber Crunch program , which promotes and celebrates summer farm to school initiatives! 10 minutes ago, these cucumbers were in our EE Learning garden. Can't get any fresher than that! @WisconsinDPI
Week 1 of Summer Camp is in the books! Wow, what a fun week of exploration & enjoying all the gifts of the Fox River Sanctuary. Weaving, gardening, river exploration, obstacle courses, garden-to-plate pizzas, hikes and live animals - the students enjoyed it all!
Wishing you all the best as you continue on your journey to make this World a better place, Emma! Your EE family and all those within SDW (and beyond!) will miss you incredibly at EB Shurts. We send you off with gratitude in our hearts for all you've done to make this program amazing the last 8 years!
Summer is here! We wrapped up an incredible year of EE programming and invite you to check out our final newsletter of the 2023-24 school year!
Thank you to the volunteers from Generac who gave the walkway and ramp to our pier a much needed upgrade! We appreciate you!
What an incredibly successful first year of Embedded Agriculture in our SDW High Schools. We are excited to see what is in store for our students next year!
What an exciting way to wrap up a successful first year of Embedded Ag, with a delicious meal shared by community partners who came to learn more about the successful collaboration of FACS classes, EE and hydroponics. Our students are learning from, experiencing and enjoying this partnership so much more than we could have ever expected. And we are just getting started!
It's been an exciting first year of Embedded Ag! To showcase the success, North High School's Chef Foods classes prepared a delicious lunch for our community partners!
https://cbs58.com/news/from-farm-to-table-students-at-waukesha-north-learn-how-to-grow-and-cook-food
What an exciting opportunity - and recognition - for North High School's Chef Foods students as they prepared a delicious meal for our community partners highlighting Embedded Ag's hydroponically grown ingredients!
https://www.fox6now.com/news/hydroponic-garden-waukesha-north-high-school
South High School's AP Biology students visited us for a day filled with river exploration, gardening, live animals and plant ID activities. They also reminded us that you are never too old to have a little fun with a parachute.
Are you a high school student in need of volunteer hours? Do you enjoy nature and working with kids? Come be a Junior Counselor this summer with Fox River Explorers!
More info & apply here: https://forms.gle/fmVZuSMHnvU2mq8w5
Feeling Spring-y? We are too! Check out what's happening at EE!
May you enjoy, celebrate and protect the wonder Mother Nature provides, today and every day! Happy Earth Day!
