Earth Day Event Connects Urban Youths to Nature
City students enrolled in after-school programs explore Rutgers Gardens with hands-on activities and gain appreciation for green spaces.
Building a fairy house has its rewards. Apart from providing whimsical woodland dwellers with accommodations away from the elements, construction of these natural abodes demonstrates the importance of balance and proportion, as well how to utilize one’s natural surroundings creatively. For the Girl Scout Troop of McKinley Community School, as well as more than 100 other youths from after school programs in New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, and Paterson, building fairy houses was one of a variety of activities at Saturday’s Earth Day Volunteer Event at Rutgers Gardens that served to educate and facilitate service as it entertained. “I can’t believe how we’re making houses with things,” said Amber Felix, a first grader at McKinley School. “It’s …
