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Venice Nokomis United Methodist Child Care Center gets a new outdoor classroom


Teacher Debbie Moran (left) and parent Soraya Burns assist children with planting.


_._ .... - Scott Fell, parent volunteer, assisting Nicholas
Max Howard "lending his head" for the scarecrow. D'Aiuto with planting.


, PHOTOS COURTESY OF BARBARA ZIER


Scarecrow made by children and teachers.


BY BARBARA ZIER
GUEST WRITER
 s partofagrantm 4e
Gulf Coast Coi munity
Foundation of. Venice, the
Venice Nokoinis United
Methodist Child Care Center
was able to create an Outdoor


Classroom in a fenced area "Pizza Garden" with toma- painting, science experi-
near its playground. The chil- toes, basil and oregano. They ments, horticulture, weather
dren recently :had, a planting ,,>madedaarge, scarecrow filled, activities, picnics- and nmore.
day aridifilled plantfig'Vbies: ith hay arid placed "Snny :ThB 'children:ei:le=ning: tol
with soil to plant0herbs':and:; Scarecrow" in Lheir garden. ,careforplants and the insects
annuals. They also planted a This new space will be that are attracted to them. ,
variety of plants that will enjoyed by the 50 2-, 3- and This project was a com-
encourage butterflies. They 4-year-olds enrolled in the bined effort of the Gulf Coast
will soon be planting their center. They will enjoy easel Community Foundation of


Venice, VN.U.M. Church, Boy
Scout Troup 1001, Venice
Garden. Club member Linda
Kenfield.. Laijrl Nokorhis
Elementary- ,' ,h-,-horticulture
instructor, Claire Herzog and
preschool parents and teach-
ers. It is a wonderful place for
young children to appreciate


nature and the benefits of liv-
ing in Florida.
 ]arbtaa 'Zier is'direcr i of
the Venice Nokomis United
Methodist Child Care Center.
 Barbara Zier is the director
of the VNUMCC


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