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De La Salle Students on the Farm

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9/30/11 – Reading, VT – The De La Salle School took its annual trip with its fifth graders to Spring Brook Farm in Reading,VT. Sponsored by Farms for City Kids (www.FarmsforCityKids.org) this weeklong experience on a working dairy farm elicited comments like the following:

• "I liked feeding the calf."

• "It was fun selling stuff at the Farmer's Market."

• "The goats were friendly."

• "I had never milked a cow before."

• "It was tough to catch the chickens."

• "I learned how to make cheese."

• "Cleaning out the dairy barn was hard work."

• "The heifer listened to me and I don't speak cow."

Accompanied by two teachers, the young men grew in responsibility, worked as a team, applied math and writing skills, and bonded as a class. The eighteen De La Salle students have a shared experience that will last a lifetime! The school staff and administration would like to give special thanks to the benefactors of the Farms for City Kids Program who made the opportunity possbile.