| Montessori School of Lake Forest, Illinois
From a letter written by Mary Kelly, former
Director of Advancement,
and updated by Lissa Hektor,
Executive Director, Montessori
School of Lake Forest,
Illinois.
 The
Montessori School of Lake Forest
(MSLF) received a $400 cash award
from the 2001 SFE Grant Program for a project
entitled “Outdoor
Learning and Discovery.” Phases
I and II have been completed
and the school’s
children are the primary stewards
of a community garden which yields
vegetables, flowers and fruit,
and of a restored woodland, from which students
and staff removed loads of buckthorn.
Whether they are tending the garden, jumping
on the German step chimes or simply
walking on the paths to listen
to and enjoy nature, the children are enriched
by this beautiful environment that friends like
the Wild Ones are helping make
possible.
In October 2002, MSLF hosted “Prairies
in our Midst,” a workshop jointly
sponsored by several Lake County organizations
and conservation groups. The first-of-its-kind
conference drew a wide range of participants,
from experts on the whys and how-to’s
of prairie restoration to suburbanites
interested in developing properties suitable
for the soil and climate conditions of
Illinois. This conservation is now being
sponsored by the Liberty Prairie Conservation
Organization. The MSLF teachers who attended
this workshop worked diligently to introduce
prairie studies to children in their classrooms.
On behalf of the children, faculty
and staff, MSLF sends renewed thanks for
Wild Ones members’ support, as well
as best wishes and warm regards.
This article appeared in the November/December
2003 issue of the Wild Ones Journal.
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