The YEF Blog is a great place to read all about previous grants and how they are working inside Yarmouth schools. You can also find current updates on our social media pages.
Written by Allison Flowerdew If you enter the 7th grade wing at HMS, you will see that the students have turned into kelp farmers! You won’t find them wearing waterproof bib overalls or wellies to keep their feet dry, but they are experts in kelp production, nonetheless. A couple of Mr. Cuthbert’s students, Read More
Written by Allison Flowerdew The 7th graders aren’t the only farmers at HMS. Oh no, the 6th graders are farming, too! I stopped in to visit Mr. Callahan and Ms. Laberge’s classrooms to see what was happening with their Hooked on Aquaponics grant. When Mr. Callahan asked the students to explain how the, Read More
Written by Allison Flowerdew Tim Christensen is back at YHS helping Holly Houston and Marita O’Neill bring their Spring 2018 grant to life! The name of their grant is “Birds to Bivalves,” which has morphed into a project Holly is calling “Paying Attention.” It’s an appropriate name for what the students are doing, because, Read More
Written by Allison Flowerdew The evolution of Mr. Cuthbert’s shellfish nursery is in full swing! For those of you who are wondering how Part 1 ended, you’ll be happy to know the clams were transplanted into Broad Cove. Mission accomplished!! Morgan is now introducing oysters and kelp into the mix. Both oysters and kelp, Read More
Written by Will Lenardson, Class of 2019 – Member of Electric Car Team “The Dirty Dozen” When we first drove across the raceway in Lime Rock park, I thanked YEF. It was an incredible sight with fast cars shooting down the outside track and a large cluster of, Read More
