Students Garden Year Round
Students at The Learning Center Charter School maintain a vegetable garden on campus which has them working in the dirt all school year...
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Kindergarten in the Garden
Students at The Learning Center Charter School maintain a vegetable garden on campus which has them working in the dirt all school year...
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7-9th Garden Based Projects
Seventh through ninth grade students have some exciting projects that they are working on outdoors that include our campus gardens,...
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Students Clean Outdoor Learning Space
For the month of October, 9th graders participated in numerous activities at The Outdoor Learning Center and it's screened classroom....
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SABA Blazes New Trail
The Southern Appalachian Bicycle Association (SABA) mobilized a team of bicycle enthusiasts and volunteers on August 4th to help blaze a...
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7th Graders Beautifying Campus
A special shout out of thanks to the seventh grade class who cleaned up The Outdoor Learning Center during PE. Fresh air, a hike in the...
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4th Grade – Science in the Spring Garden
Fourth grade students helped prepare the spring garden as part of science lessons. Students studied the rock and mineral cycle and...
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Volunteers Help Clear Trails in Outdoor Learning Center
Our last post was about how important community partnerships are to our school and our ability to provide interesting and engaging...
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Why do we emphasize Garden Based Learning?
Students at TLC aren’t strangers to getting their hands dirty. Why? Because gardening engages students by providing a living...
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Why Our Students Compost Food in Our Dining Commons
What is compost? Compost is decayed organic matter. The organic matter can be anything from leaves, cut grass, egg shells to banana...
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Charter School Students Play in the Dirt
Kindergarten through eighth grade students at the school do everything in the garden from weeding, planting, watering and harvesting...
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Why does our school put an emphasis on gardening?
Back in May, third graders got outside to continue working on their fairy houses, condominiums, resorts, and playgrounds. Students choose...
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Spring 2018 Annual Plant Sale Success
Each Spring, TLC holds it’s annual plant sale. All plants are supplied by local grower Sunshine Mountain Farms. Perennials, annuals,...
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Speaking of Pollinator Gardens. . .
Kindergarten prepared a bed to be a pollinator garden just like the middle school students did! Here they are seen weeding the plot. Share
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Middle School Students Plant Pollinator Garden on Campus
In early May, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students spent two days planting pollinator gardens in their garden plots. A pollinator garden is...
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Checking in on 1st Grade Fairy Houses
First graders have been working on their fairy houses in The Outdoor Learning Center busily since school started this year. This ongoing...
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3rd Grade Science — Life Cycle of Plants
Recently, third grade students learned about the life cycles and needs of plants. While working in the garden, students excitedly learned...
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Our School Awarded $1,000 Grant From NC Beautiful
The Learning Center Charter School was awarded a $1,000 grant from NC Beautiful on February 13, 2018. NC Beautiful has been part of the...
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4th Grade Gets Ready for Spring Planting
As these fourth graders got outside to ready their garden plot for spring planting, they managed to pull the longest root they have ever...
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Our Students Garden Year Round
Students at The Learning Center Charter School maintain a vegetable garden on campus which has them working in the dirt all school year...
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