This year Beach is lucky to have Jeff Levin as our Garden Rep to bring our beloved garden back to life. The Beach garden has a lot of history and was one of the early larger projects of the Beach parent community. (video). Jeff will be working with the classrooms and keeping folks up to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Volunteering
Back to School Garden Cleanup
On a recent sunny Sunday morning over coffee and bagels, a dedicated group of parents and kids gathered to weed, clean, and otherwise prepare the campus for the school year. Led by Dads Club chief Padre Eric Meeks, John Gibbs, and Stephanie Pearson, the team of over a dozen focused on the lunch area and edible garden. … Continue reading
Beach Garden Cleanup
On a recent Sunday, one of the first beautiful fall mornings, Beach Elementary families gathered for the twice annual garden and grounds clean up. Work this year focused on setting up new picnic tables for instruction in the garden, maintenance on the Linda Street frontage, and weeding. Stephanie Pearson, a Beach parent who worked on … Continue reading
Beach Capital Campaign Donor Tile Wall Unveiled
On August 18th, the Beach School Capital Campaign donor tile wall was unveiled! Our new principal, Michael Corritone, was present to cut the ribbon. The crowd was treated to a unique and beautiful display of tiles set in a peaceful woodland scene complete with herons, turtles, ducks, fish, leaves, and lily pads. The tile committee was led by Pear … Continue reading
Beach Gardens Cleaned and Planted
‘Leaf it’ to the Beach community to shine once again. 36 intrepid souls braved the frigid temps last Sunday to help rake, prune, plant and mulch the grounds of Egbert W. Beach, and it looks amazing! Big thanks to Anne Hauss and John Gibbs for their stewardship of the garden and grounds – these jewels of … Continue reading