The Last Farm Visit for Michael R White Elementary

Yesterday was the final educational field trip that the 5th grade students had at the Squire Vallevue Farm, and it was a blast! Since the middle of October, the students have been coming to the farm to learn about nutrition, healthy eating, environmental science and so much more! The field trips were conducted on Fridays and it has been so wonderful that the weather has been pleasant for the children and we can all enjoy the outdoor weather before winter comes. At every lesson we had with the children, our group made a point to incorporate discussions and learning activities regarding nutrition- and at our final lesson it was incredible to see that they had retained the knowledge we had taught them. Although some of the topics can be a bit confusing and overwhelming, we kept the content age appropriate and we were continually challenging them to "think outside of the box".

We also enjoyed spending time with the children and I believe that they had all regarded us as role models. It was wonderful getting to know the children and to have them express their own feelings on nutrition and obesity. Many of the children are very knowledgeable of these topics and they are eager to make changes, although, they stated that their parents may not have this enthusiasm. I got a bit sad when I realized that I was (mostly likely) not going to be seeing these students again: we hope that our lesson plans we created can be continued for next semester and also for future Capstone experiences. I hope during the spring semester I can visit the children at the Squire Vallevue Farm, this Capstone was such a wonderful experience and I completely enjoyed myself.