Calling all kids: come garden, harvest, and learn sustainable agricultural practices July 21 - August 1! 

Palouse Prairie School of Expeditionary Learning and the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute are collaborating to offer community kids a summer expedition they won't forget.  
•    Tend  a plot at the Moscow Community Garden
•    Harvest fruit and vegetables with Backyard Harvest for local food banks
•    Get hands dirty learning about earthworms, pollinators, seeds, plant growth
•    Paint a mural on the PCEI rainwater collection tank
•    Learn planting and harvest dances of the English Country and Morris traditions

Participants will learn how watershed conservation intersects with agriculture and sustainability, as well as what each of us can do individually and together to make choices that have positive community impact. All activities are guided by the Expeditionary Learning model, the model used by the Palouse Prairie School of Expeditionary Learning, opening in fall 2009.

Details: July 21-August 1, weekdays from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.  Children who have completed kindergarten to 4th grade are eligible. Space is limited to 20, so apply early!  Cost is $200. Scholarships are available, as well as volunteer positions for parents. Application deadline is June 21. To learn more and apply, visit our website at http://PalousePrairieSchool.org/

Palouse Prairie Educational Organization Inc. also seeks a temporary part-time employee to coordinate start-up activities for the Palouse Prairie Charter School of Expeditionary Learning in Moscow, Idaho (opening fall 2009). $15/hour, average 10+ hours/week, May 1-August 31, 2008. Full job description and application at http://PalousePrairieSchool.org/