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Engineering teacher Mallory Bailey outlines student-built pollinator garden project
Summary
Mallory Bailey told the board that elementary and high school students will build birdhouses, bee houses and feeders for a new pollinator garden and walking trail; a ribbon-cutting is scheduled for June 22 at 1 p.m., and donated materials and community partners will support the project.
Mallory Bailey, the district's engineering teacher, described a student-driven STEAM project that will produce birdhouses, bee houses and bat houses for a new pollinator garden at the Island Preserve. Bailey said the project began from coursework and collaboration with the Genesee Valley Conservancy and will include a one-week walking-trail showcase so students can show families what they built.
"The inspiration for this project started back in January as I was taking a master's class on collaboration through the community to build opportunities for our students," Bailey said. She told the board that build sessions are scheduled next Monday and Tuesday, with 3rd-grade students working alongside 5th-grade facilitators and high-school students who will create a community participation flyer.
Board members praised the cross-age collaboration and community donations. One board speaker noted that "everything was donated for the project," including materials and safety gear from Home Depot and local partners. The presentation identified June 22 at 1 p.m. for a ribbon-cutting at the Island Preserve and described plans to post photos and permissioned student images on the Conservancy's and district's social media channels and website.
The project was presented as aligned with the district's Portrait of a Graduate and STEAM goals, with organizers hoping to use this inaugural year to refine partnerships and future builds.
