This post was contributed by Ann Pfalzgraf, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. (Republished from the Envirowolves blog) We are constructing the butterfly garden due to the endangerment of the Monarch butterfly species. In recent times significant efforts have been made to plant and nurture milkweed plants to encourage the reproduction of Monarch butterflies. Butterflies […]
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Sts. Peter & Paul School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program February Update
This post was contributed by Connie Lake and Deb Moffit, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leaders. (Republished from the Sts. Peter & Paul School Journal) After opening the harvested milkweed pods, the class wrapped the seeds in a moist paper towel to prepare them for planting. In groups, 18-35 seeds were put on each paper […]
Saint Margaret Mary Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program February Update
This post was contributed by Kate Rezac, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. We had a guest speaker from Keep Omaha Beautiful come and teach in 3rd, 4th, and 6th grades this past week. She spoke at length about how we can be stewards to the earth. She spoke of how we can create compost […]
St. Joseph Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program February Update
This post was contributed by Ashley Davis, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. Learn more about St. Joseph Catholic School’s Monarch butterfly activities and more on Facebook and the Saint Joseph’s Butterfly Garden blog. – St. Joseph Catholic School in Fayetteville, Arkansas, is a recipient of the NCEA Monarch Rescue Grant. Grantee schools will share […]
Rosary Cathedral Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program February Update
This post was contributed by Connie Taylor, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader Our garden was cut back in the late fall. It is currently sleeping under a light blanket of snow. I have been reconnecting with my invaluable resources from last year. This includes emailing our Toledo Grows representative to let her know we […]
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program February Update
This post was contributed by Holly Rice, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. The weather here in Texas has been cooperating as renovation to the school courtyard begins. February 13th was the first Saturday volunteers started to pull ground cover to prepare soil for tilling. Students are becoming more excited about planting for butterflies and […]
Reminder: Google Hangout for Catholic Education
Join NCEA as we host a Google Hangout with the help of Ken Willers tomorrow, Friday 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. EST. NCEA’s Executive Vice President Patrick Lofton will sit on a virtual panel along other innovators across the country to discuss 21st century learning in Catholic schools. Click here for the event page or here […]
