Granville Elementary is starting free, After-School Gardening on Thursdays with Ms. Law beginning April 16th, 2026, right after school until 3:30 PM.
Ms. Law is a long-term substitute teacher at Granville Elementary and gardening expert with experience teaching through Cornell Cooperative Extension in Granville's Summer Academy for K-5. Gardening with Ms. Law will take place weekly on Thursdays after school.
Students will learn about growing plants from seeds, how to grow food and how to rebuild and care for the gardens at GES.
Students will need transportation home from a guardian at 3:30 PM or they can stay with St. Mary's After School Food, Fun and Friends until 5:00 PM (with prior registration).
If you would like to register for After-School Gardening, please email Ms. Law at LLaw@granvillecsd.org.
Please include guardian name, student name, guardian phone number and email address, any known student allergies and that you understand pick up is at 3:30 PM sharp at GES unless your student is registered with St. Mary's.
If you would like your student to stay with St. Mary's After School Food, Fun and Friends until 5:00 PM, space is limited and also requires registration in advance. Here is the link to register with St. Mary's.
If you or someone you know has extra gardening items to donate to After-School Gardening, here is the list of items needed:
12 bags gardening soil - TOP PRIORITY
1 bag of seed starting mix - TOP PRIORITY
3 hand trowels
5, 3-tine trowels
Garden twine
20 garden poles (bamboo or plastic
Thank you to Curtis Lumber of Granville for the four, full-size garden rakes and trowels, and to the Granville Community Garden Club for two hand trowels and a seed starter pack!
If you would like your student to stay with the St. Mary's Volunteers at GES Cafeteria after gardening, for after school snacks and games, here is the link to register with St. Mary's.
Registration is required for both - thank you!
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