HomeMy WebLinkAboutSchool Council Spotlight_ Vimy Ridge Public School Remembrance Day Rock Garden - 12_17_2021 (1) School Council Spotlight: Vimy i e Public School Remembrance Day Rock
Garden
Posted on 12/17/2021
The Vimy Ridge Public School Council organized a beautiful and innovative
project to bring together their school community in honour of Remembrance
Day and the 100th anniversary of the poppy in Canada.
The council's Clean, Green & Creative (CGC) Committee works on projects
that promote school pride by enhancing the school's grounds and indoor
spaces. In November 2021 , the CGC Committee invited students and staff to
contribute to a collaborative Remembrance Day rock garden outside the
school.
The council secured donations of landscaping rocks, purchased art supplies,
and created a slideshow with instructions and information about the meaning
behind this initiative. The Committee painted more than 1 ,050 rocks black and
provided materials for students and staff to add their own hand-painted poppy
designs. Educators engaged their classes in this project, and on November
11th, each member of the Vimy Ridge Public School community visited the
garden to place their rocks and spend a moment in reflection. The garden will
remain a permanent art installation.
"Many of our students and staff have family members who are currently
serving, who have served in the past, or whose lives have been affected by
the horrors of war," says Julie Hamilton, CGC Committee Lead. "Our beautiful
'Remembrance Garden', full of unique poppy rocks, allows our school
community to reflect on and respect the services and sacrifices of those who
stand on guard for us and allow us to remember, not just on November 11th,
but every day."
This is one of many projects introduced by the Council and CGC. Other
initiatives have included a fence mural program, gardening projects, activities
to mark National Truth and Reconciliation Day, book fair contests, a virtual
Lost and Found, and interactive stations in the school's Makerspace.
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