Elementary School ELF Program

The ELF (environmental learning for the future) program is a monthly hands-on environmental program that reaches to the K-4 children in the Craftsbury Schools. This year we are exploring the theme of cycles. In September we examined how insects survive through the year by going through different stages. October’s session was learning how a tree functions and in November we learned how ingenious seeds are in dispersing. During the rest of the school year we will study galls, winter twigs, bird songs, the inside of flowers and the way dandelions survive in their challenging world. Community volunteers are the key component to making this education enrichment program happen in our schools. The cost of running this program is around $1,400 a year.

The Craftsbury Elementary School Elf program in partnership with Sterling College will be providing a post race lunch for the skiers in the Craftsbury Marathon on Saturday January 28th, 2006. Volunteers are needed to help with this event. We should be able to raise enough funds in this one event to cover our costs for the ELF program for the year. Please contact Allison Van Akkeren at 586-7711 ext. 140 if you will be able to help out.

The lunch will be served from 12:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Slots for volunteers include 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. or 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. shift to serve the food, clean up, care for volunteer children etc. (these times or the date of the race may shift depending on snow conditions). There is also a need for help to make the cornbread and coleslaw on Thursday January 26th beginning at 6:30 p.m. and cookies earlier in the month. Large food donations are also welcome. We could especially benefit from a donation of ground beef for the chili that we serve.