Helping the Community

by C.R.

Avanti’s Sagan satellite is such a wonderful place to be. I had no clue how a school could be so extremely giving to the community, but Avanti is not the only one giving around here. Madison Elementary has an even larger garden, which is able to give lots of crops to the local Thurston county food bank.

Harvested produce from MAGG & the Sagan Satellite

The Sagan Satellite is named after a famous intelligent astrophysicist named Carl Sagan. The 8 garden beds are named after different planets (ex. Earth,Uranus, Neptune.) These were created by Avanti Students and GRuB, a non-profit organization. It was made for students to learn with their hands instead of sitting in a classroom with a book learning about plants.

Madison Elementary has a wonderful garden that serves the purpose of allowing the children that attend Madison to have a hands learning experience. They involve the Scientific and creative point of view while teaching them to look at plants and vegetables in a totally different way.

Thanks to Avanti and Madison students, we are able to donate the crops by harvesting them and give them to the local non-profit Thurston County Food Bank. Madison and Avanti school gardens are able to provide vegetables such as squashes, tomatoes and a very long list of amazing vegetables.

In the end, I am extremely honored to be able to say that I am a part of of this giving community. And even more honored to be able to say that I am an Avanti High School student. When you work in the garden you feel as if you are doing something good for the community.