Brookeside Montessori students look forward to this tradition every year!
The farmer from Quiver Farms delivered 12 eggs, taught us how to take care of them, and also brought Will and Grace, a hen and rooster, for a visit to our school. The students kept a careful watch over the eggs checking the temperature on the incubator, watching as teachers turned the eggs in the incubator, and adding a little bit of water to make sure the environment for the eggs was moist.
We had a 10 beautiful chicks hatch! The children were so excited and immediately began caring for the baby chicks in their new environment, the brooder box. The day before the chicks returned to the farm, we got them out of the brooder box, put them on a blanket in the middle of our circle, and watched them run around and explore. We gently petted them with one finger and said good-bye when the farmer picked them up to take them back to their farm.
Brookeside’s child-centered educational environment provides activities and a Pennsylvania state approved curriculum appropriate to each child’s developmental stage. The integrated curricula are guided by a highly trained staff, who are aware of the needs of the individual child.
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