Preschool Birdfeeder Project

Members of the Youth Gardener Committee visited the Geneva Preschool in February to create wafer ice cream cone birdfeeders in honor of National Birdfeeder Month.

GCJ member, Sarah Schott, reading a book about backyard birds to a group of preschoolers before constructing the birdfeeders.

GJC Club members, Gloria LaMonaca and Tiffany Taha, explaining the birdfeeder project to the children in the four-year old preschool class.

The three-year old preschool class enjoyed making their birdfeeders.

Seed Planting 2023

Thanks to GCJ members Gloria LaMonaca and Sarah Schott, thirteen young scout members had the opportunity to plant vegetable and flower seeds in biodegradable seed starter containers.

After filling the containers with appropriate seed-starting soil, the children choose a variety of seeds to plant. Craft sticks were labeled to indicate the seeds planted. It proved to be a fun and educational gardening experience for the children.

The scouts were provided with information on how to care for their seeds and plants. They were asked to send pictures of their plants at various stages to Gloria and Sarah. Stay tuned to see the results of this planting project.

Nine sixth graders from a local elementary school entered the NGC Youth Sculpture Contest under the guidance of Gloria LaMonaca GCJ Youth Garden Chair and the school’s STEM teacher.

The contest encourages students to keep our planet green. Students in grades 4 through 8 are eiligible to create a sculpture of recycled, reused and reduced materials following the contest’s guidelines.

Upon completion of the projects, the GCJ Youth Gardner Committee decided to send all nine entries to the State Youth Gardner Chair, with hopes of moving on to the Regional and National levels. The students did a phenomenal job on their creations and need to be commended to their effects.

National Garden Club Youth Sculpture Contest 2022

1st Place-Grade 6

Methuli Jayasooniya

3rd Place-Grade 6

Roan Malcolm