Growing Accolades

The purpose of a garden is not a rush to que up for honours or clambour for prestige. There is lots of quiet digging of holes and shifting of soil and tending day after day. Lots of little hands making efforts, frail hands, young hands, old hands, lots of daily fronting up and getting hands dirty, people who have to focus hard to extend their reach to plant, experimenters who are creating new learnings, other people with focused time, people with dedicated time, others who have to find time, make time, squeeze gardening in, volunteers, quiet service, incidental contributions, gardeners who garden for themselves, gardeners who garden to give, gardeners who swear at the weeds, gardeners who do the slog and gardeners who are there to taste the fruits when they come in. But it is nice to be noticed. Blacktown City Council have acknowledged our long journey in this years Garden Competition. Here's to those who have contributed to our growing garden over the last six (6) years. They do their bit.

Full Green Ahead !

Tomorrow We Dine on the Green

The Scene is set. All is underway for a great day on HalindaGreen tomorrow ! Multicultural Open Day !

Getting Groovy in the Garden

From pencil sketch, to garden scape transformed, it's a Sensory Space !

Following Projects Through

A big project in a nice space is a motivating curriculum. A big project has lots of little jobs within it, students can find a place within the work. Each student can surprise and some stars are born. Ones who want to help. We have been in the garden on HalindaGreen doing TAS for two weeks. High School students helping build a sensory garden for the Early Ed. and Primary have shown us strengths. Sometimes lasting the distance is the strength. Dedication to projects is a skill, we have all been learning about what can be achieved with resources, attention to task and time. Thankyou all who have supported us. Everyone takes turns a little in the lead or takes turns being a little humbled by labour. Our kids can work, we are inspired and work with them.

How to make a meeting place ..

Find underutilised land, start a garden, add people, and then work and dedication to taste.

Under Construction

Watch this HalindaGreen Space !

The last three weeks have been a period of intense project based learning on the Green. Students have been channeling their energies and building on their knowledge to make things happen. Soon we will have a sensory play area on HalindaGreen that increases further the richness of the experience to be found in our school spaces.