With all of the unique opportunities Nixa students
are involved in, John Thomas School of Discovery
wanted to create something our school community
didn’t have, a Farmer’s Market. The goal was to teach students,
through math and science, what a greenhouse could
produce for their community. By using their classroom
knowledge to calculate germination time, observe the plant’s
growth, and estimate costs, students would communicate
with community members through advertising pieces and
marketing tools in hopes to have a sustainable greenhouse
and donate to a local food pantry.
The JTSD student’s work went even further by approaching
the Nixa City Council in hopes to have chickens at their
school to raise for educational purposes. The goal was to sell
eggs at the farmers market which would, in turn, teach the
students about self-sustaining food along with other gardening
and business practices. Fourth-grader Arden Parker
said she thinks raising chickens will give students a “special
learning experience.” The city council voted to amend the city
ordinance to allow JTSD to raise chickens, which led to an
overwhelming amount of excitement across the whole school
as several grades will help take care of the chickens in some
way. Instructional Technology Facilitator Ryan Mahn said,
“Kindergarten through 6th grade has a role with the chicks,
and then the 6th graders will help the 4th graders sell the
eggs at our farmers market.”
With all of these unique opportunities making an impact on
our Nixa students, as well as our community, the hands-on
approach that teachers are becoming so passionate about is
instilling an excitement in children that will help them explore
their passions as they prepare for their future life endeavors.
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