[Nfb-history] {Disarmed} FW: Farm to School

Thu Oct 10 18:12:39 UTC 2013

Hello:

     This newsletter from Perkins tells of some school history.

Regards,

Robert

From: Perkins History & Happenings [mailto:supportperkins at perkins.org] 
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 10:01 AM
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Subject: Farm to School

Fun Fact: Perkins' Pappas Horticulture Center uses an existing 500-foot deep
well as a pollution-free
climate-control system to heat and cool the greenhouse.
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October 2013

Welcome to Perkins History & Happenings

Welcome to our latest issue of Perkins History & Happenings-a monthly email
series that gives you an inside look at the nation's first chartered school
for the blind.

Over our rich 184-year history, Perkins has grown from a small school for
the blind in Boston to become a national and international leader and
resource providing state-of-the-art education and services to infants,
toddlers, children, youth and young adults who are blind, deafblind or
visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities, their
families and the professionals who serve them.

With each issue of History & Happenings, we will share with you how Perkins
has evolved to better serve the needs of children and adults with visual
impairments and show you what we are doing right now to help these
individuals reach their full potential.

I hope you enjoy learning more about Perkins and welcome your ideas and
input at  <mailto:SupportPerkins at Perkins.org> SupportPerkins at Perkins.org.

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Three boys kneel outside of a chicken coop on Perkins' Watertown campus
surrounded by a dozen hens circa 1939. The boy on the right has a basket
filled with eggs and is inspecting one of them.

farm to school

In 1912, Perkins moved from South Boston to its current
38.5-acre campus in Watertown, Massachusetts on the banks of the Charles
River. Originally the estate of whaling and sugar merchant Josiah Stickney,
the new campus came with an orchard and farmland. The move allowed for an
expanded curriculum that included planting crops and raising animals.

In 1934, profits from the poultry business maintained by Perkins Lower
School boys defrayed the costs of an airplane ride organized as part of a
year-long transportation study. You can read more about their adventure in
<http://support.perkins.org/site/R?i=LztIBUKss2duf7Dc5zTOpw> Perkins' 1934
Annual Report.

Today, students of all ages and abilities participate in innovative
plant-oriented programs through Perkins'
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therapy program housed in the
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Bessie Pappas Horticulture Center. Plants are chosen to emphasize a variety
of colors, tastes, scents, textures and sounds to achieve as meaningful a
sensory experience as possible. Students who are visually impaired,
including those with multiple disabilities, use the horticulture center to
gain garden and greenhouse experience, participate in science classes and
learn vocational skills that include making gifts, wreaths, herbal teas and
potpourri. Many students at Perkins go on to use their newfound horticulture
skills in off campus work.

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then & now - farming at Perkins

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Left: Two boys kneel outside in the grass on Perkins' Watertown campus
holding feeding bowls for two goats. During the first half of the 20th
century, Perkins offered agriculture and animal husbandry as part of the
curriculum. These activities provided students with exercise and useful
chores, as well as eggs, poultry, fruit and vegetables for student meals, as
highlighted in this
<http://support.perkins.org/site/R?i=jpG545QHfBT_rMMwCQzmLA> 1933 newspaper
clipping.

Right: Two baby dairy goats stole the show and student's hearts during the
<http://support.perkins.org/site/R?i=eJzA9uT_nUOFsA4dwfL7bw> third annual
Farm to School Fair in September 2012. Perkins students had a hands-on,
educational experience identifying plants, making herbal tea and sampling a
mouth-watering smorgasbord made from local ingredients, including vegetables
from the campus garden. Part of the
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Farm to School Project, the fair was organized in collaboration with Perkins
and local farmers.

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are blind, deafblind, or visually impaired, including those with additional
disabilities build productive, meaningful lives. Your gift pays for the
teachers, training and technology that give children who are blind a
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The Perkins Archives include collections related to the history of the
education of the blind and deafblind, institutional archives, and
correspondence of significant figures in the school's history, such as Helen
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