University students visit kitchen garden

Students from the Ourimbah Campus of the University of Newcastle visited Woy Woy Public School throughout June to observe the school's kitchen garden program.

The university students' visits are a part of an ecological sustainability course they're undertaking.

"They were given a guided tour of our produce gardens, our recycling systems, our worm farm, our chicken run and were able to experience what our kitchen garden program is all about," said school principal Ms Ona Buckley.

"The uni students also helped harvest the sweet potatoes from the garden and planted up some new seasonal vegetable seedlings.

"They then headed over to the kitchen with the students from 5/6A," Ms Buckley said.

"Our students worked cooperatively with the students from the university, and together they prepared a delicious meal that they were then able to share together.

"We have again received messages of appreciation from the University stating that this is one of the most popular learning experiences offered to their education students.

"We hope to continue our relationship with the University of Newcastle," Ms Buckley said.

SOURCE:

Newsletter, 6 Jul 2018

Ona Buckley, Woy Woy Public School