Sunday, October 27, 2013

What have the service learning girls been up to?

The Garden Club went to Hardware Hawaii to select plants for the terrarium. Mahalo for purchasing the vermicast!  We sold out in one day. The worms are working on producing more!




 They found a pitcher plant (carnivorous plant) and of course we had to purchase it and bring it home. 
They named it Dinosaur.


The girls working on the terrarium.

Making Bokashi for Composting
 Beans are growing in the Aquaponic Garden.

 Butter Lettuce in the Aquaponic Garden

Inside the Pitcher Plant! Cool!
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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Great job! The first Adopt-a-Block of the School Year!

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Service Learning Wednesdays

The Grades 4-5-6 girls have Service Learning Class on Wednesdays. The classes offered this quarter are Aquaponic and "Plant Your Butts Here!"
 They assembled the sun light for the aquaponic garden and planted some collard greens for Tchai.
 Making a terrarium.

 Building another garden!  A phytopod!

 These girls walk the neighborhood and clean out all of the butt planters. They also make new planters to replace old ones or to place in problem areas.
 Collard Green seedlings!

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Friday, August 30, 2013

The Garden Club

 Designing Signs for the Garden Plants


 Signs are ready!


 Unpacking the new grow light!
 The girls assemble the grow light.

 Well Done!  The grow light has been installed.
Our aquaponic garden is now ready for planting.
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Monday, May 13, 2013

The Garden is Thriving!


 Milkweed has grown back!

 Orchid
 Solar Panel for Aqua-Ponic!

 Crown Flowers are Blooming!

 We found a solution a non-toxic solution to slugs!
Cherry Tomato Harvest. YUM!
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Monday, April 22, 2013

Moon Flower Blooms

The moon flower bloomed in our garden!


We have a bunch of tomatoes growing too.
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Thursday, February 28, 2013

If you see a Monarch Butterfly...

Chances are it was a butterfly raised at Huakailani...

We released at least 30 butterflies today!  We released them all at one time and it was beautiful and exciting! The school has been part of the Butterfly Restoration Project, which works to increase the number of Monarch butterflies on our island. The Monarch population on the island has decreased in the past decade due to over use of pesticides.

All of the butterflies raised in the school are caterpillars that the girls have rescued from the school's urban crown flower garden. This past school year, the students have raised and release over 100 butterflies to date. The project has been a perfect fusion of science and environmental stewardship.

Another example of a "big impact" a "little school" can have!





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September 2013, ADOPT A BLOCK

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