The students were working on an assignment from the art class Drawn to Nature, taught by Conserve School Art Teacher Nancy Schwartz. Each student had chosen an item in the garden to observe closely and then draw with pen and watercolors. Although each had their own particular focus of interest, the students quietly chatted from time to time and borrowed brushes and pens from one another — a cozy little community of artists tucked among the garden beds. It was such a delight to work among them this morning.
Luckily, I had a school camera with me and could share the moment with you!
The Conserve School garden serves a variety of purposes: it is a perfect setting for real-world, hands-on learning — especially in art and science; it produces vegetables for our dining room and nectar and pollen for our beehives; and it provides a focus for campus service and stewardship activities. It also simply serves as a beautiful spot on campus to refresh the senses and enjoy nature.
~ Mary Anna Thornton, Assistant Head of School
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- Hailey prepares to paint a bed of zinnias. We plant a lot of zinnias because the butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds love them.
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- Michelle and Mattie
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- Saige sits a bit away from the others because she is drawing a wheelbarrow.
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- Kelsie and Hailey concentrate on their work.
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- Michelle considers her drawing of a bed of sunflowers.
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- Saige, Mattie, and Meghan
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- Hailey and Kelsie
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- One of our solar arrays is visible behind Mattie (and behind our 8 foot deer fence, an absolute necessity in the Northwoods).
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- Meghan prepares to draw some cherry tomatoes.
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- Kelsie and Haley
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- Meghan, Michelle, and Mattie, each with their own bag of art supplies.
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