North Park Elementary

Last Friday (April 26th) Aaron and I went to North Park Elementary in Fridley.

We met with 2 - kindergarten classes we took the lead and taught the classes individually how to plant chili peppers and cauliflower. They were so excited to get their hands dirty and one of the little girls asked me "Can you stay here?" They loved having visitors and getting the opportunity to switch up their "normal" schedule. We also met with a 1st grade class who had planted Marigolds. We spoke to them about the requirements for seed germination. They enjoyed being able to interact with us and were interested in what we had to say. We also talked about how not all plants need the same requirements (cactus), and what plants look like (all of them are different of course!). They also wanted us to talk about college (why it's important, what we do, what it's like, etc). Over all it was a great experience interacting with the children and hearing the joy in the classroom.