
Back to the Garden
Hello, My name is Yashmina Alvarez. I work at CAAS Head Start. On July 12, 2021 our classroom reopened in person after working remotely...


Healey Head Start Finds Adventure in the Garden
The Somerville Community Growing Center was a magical place for the students and teachers of the Healey Head Start Pre-K this year. Our...

Sailaja Joshi of Mango and Marigold Press Brings Storytime to the Garden!
We were so excited to welcome Sai to the Growing Center to record her sharing two of her wonderful books from her publishing company,...


Family Literacy Month is Coming in November!
Family Literacy Month is coming in November! The Somerville Family Learning Collaborative (SFLC), in collaboration with SomerPromise, is...


A note from Parts & Crafts!
I want to share some pictures and stories with you from my "Art en Plein Air" class with Parts and Crafts. We had such a wonderful time...


Somerville Family Learning Collaborative Brings Storytime to the Garden
Laughing children in the playgroup room; doors swinging open and shut as staff head out on home visits; the friendly greetings of...

Backyard Scavenger Hunt: Limerick Edition!
The first week that school was cancelled, my six year-old son, Danny, and I were hanging out in our yard one sunny morning with his two...


S L O W Birding
Spring is here, birds are becoming more active. Looking and listening to birds is something most of us can do, from a porch, city street,...


Dirt and a Little Bit of Magic: Mud Kitchen Play at Nature Garden Playschool
This week, Lauren Evans from The Monarch Studio dropped off a mud kitchen for the preschool groups that have been visiting this winter to...

Nature Garden Playschool at the Growing Center: Wonder, Joy, and Changes
In early November we spent time at the Growing Center harvesting all the still-producing tomatoes and herbs that wouldn’t survive the...