Year 4 were greeted with a pristine winter’s day on Monday June 19 as they spent the day in The Living Classroom with myself and Aaron (our permaculture guru). We had an absolutely cracking day learning in great detail about how our proximity to the ocean and the escarpment impacts on the climate in our garden. The children were also lucky enough to receive a masterclass from Aaron on ‘biodynamics’, and the children prepared biodynamic fertilisers applied as potentised liquid sprays to bring healing, vitality, and sensitivity to the garden. They also painted fruit trees with a biodynamic tree paste, built a massive ‘hot compost’, harvested hundreds of mandarins, and planted a few dragon-fruit trees.
It was a day to remember for all of us! Huge thanks to Aaron for joining us for the day.
Pizzas may be back on the menu next term!

All the best,
Mr Sam Mattas
Religious Education Coordinator