MUNN's SCHOOL
NATURALIZATION PROJECT

PAGE INDEX

• UPCOMING EVENTS and MEETINGS

  
  
  
• ABOUT the PROJECT
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERS
  • PROJECT UPDATE
  • CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN
• OTHER LINKS

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EVENTS

EVENTS: GRAND OPENING
was held June 7, 2001 - pictures to follow

ABOUT THE PROJECT

• COMMITTEE MEMBERS
• PROJECT UPDATE
• CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

• Michelle Welch
• Kelly Withers
• Marius de Bruyn
• Carol Glenn
• Cathy Watt
• Andrea Palko
• Donna Hamilton
• Janice Ilines,
• Lise Cerney
• Linda Bonner

• COMMITTEE MEMBERS
• PROJECT UPDATE
• CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN

PROJECT UPDATE

• June 2000 - a visit to Sunningdale Public School to observe their “naturalized” areas Maple/Beech Forest, Deciduous Forest, Sunflower Garden and Butterfly Garden.
• September 2000 – all students at Munn’s were introduced to “Naturalization” by watching a video about a Toronto School that transformed their play area into gardens.
• October 2000 - every student completed a nature inventory of the playground classes submitted possible sites for our “Nature” Project
  • a. by Mrs. Hudson’s portable
  • b. near the creative
  • c. the blacktop
• November 13, 2000 - school wide election – every student voted for their choice
• November 15, 2000 - results announced after a “recount”
  • Mrs. Hudson’s Portable – 208
  • Creative - 193
  • Black top - 100
• January 2001/February 2001 Nature Club established – which included students from every class who met frequently to ...
  • Measure and map the site
  • Researched native trees and plants suitable for our site using the Internet
  • Designed posters to submit to a local competition
  • Organized a cupcake fundraising campaign to purchase special engraved paving stones for each class. “Cupcake Days” was held every Friday for six weeks. Each grade was responsible for baking the cupcakes for one Friday. The cupcakes were sold to all students for 50˘ each. About $1500 was raised!
• March 2001
  Nature Club submitted 3 possibilities of design to Mr. Marius de Bruyn, landscape architect and professional advisor.
  
  The designs included the following elements: Plants/trees suitable for shade and native to this area.
  A week after the presentations Mr. Marius de Bruyn, landscape architect, provided the School with a conceptual plan based on the three student submissions.
  
  
• May/June 2001
  Construction of the project began. There are a few minor items left to complete the project. The Grand Opening was held June 7, 2001

• Engraved paving stones – for each class and for individual families who wish to purchase one
          DONOR SHEET (Adobe Acrobat PDF file: 12kB).
          OR pick one up at the school office
          Adobe Acrobat Reader is available free from Adobe Systems Incorporated
• June, 2001 - finalizing planting, split rail fence and cut stones for paving stone patio
  

• COMMITTEE MEMBERS
• PROJECT UPDATE
• CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN

CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN

• COMMITTEE MEMBERS
• PROJECT UPDATE
• CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN

OTHER LINKS

• MUNN's SCHOOL: HOME PAGE
• HALTON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD: HOME PAGE
  (formerly known as Halton Board of Education)

Here are some links of interest to this project:

• DREAMACRES The Sunningdale School Naturalization Project, Oakville, Ontario
• BROADACRES School Naturalization Project, Etobicoke, Ontario
• THE EVERGREEN FOUNDATION

• ENVIRONMENT CANADA's community funding program EcoAction 2000
  Action 21 has been renamed "EcoAction 2000... helping communities create a healthy environment". The new name is more reflective of the purpose of the program, and speaks to the interest of Canadians in creating a healthier environment now and into the Millennium.

• THE GREEN BRICK ROAD
• International School Grounds Day hosted by THE GREEN BRICK ROAD