It’s hard to put into the words all that is going on in my head. These past few weeks have been interesting, to say the least.

My overall personal goal is to incorporate a connection between the school, the community surrounding it, and the Museum I have had the privilege to engage with. I have tons of lessons, community project ideas, thoughts, wants, but finding the “one” to use in this particular project has been my most challenging hurdle.

Those ideas and passions that develop when you see what all you can do and who all it can benefit are so amazing.

However, not sure which way to go I have put my feet in the water and put myself a little out of my comfort zone. One of the ideas was that a challenge we as a school faced last year with our cohorts was there was no permanent space for a garden since the school was still in its temporary location. I thought… let us solve that by using an unconventional method.

I reached out to a local hardware store and a construction company with a proposal of how a method of hydroponics could be a wonderful aspect in a school by teaching students of ways to think outside the box to get resources. Also, a way that students could experience sell/trade with the produce, and even a day for the community on canning, or making other products found from a farm. They thought these ideas were great and were willing to help supply the materials of a vertical garden and the construction company was willing to build what we needed to see the movable project through.

That certainly wasn’t something I would not have done had it not been for the “grant” class. Still far from writing grants, but it’s a start in the right direction.

That idea may not be the project we do but definitely something I would like to see the school see some time soon. It would be a fun way to build the community and could incorporate lessons from the exhibits at the museum.

Whichever one of the ideas we move forward with to focus on with KFP and NCaccess I want it to impact those involved. The challenge is great, but it will be so rewarding to see who and how we touch those in the end.