CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — With help from local organizations and businesses, St. Anne’s-Belfield fifth grade students recently got a hands-on look at the importance of clean water and how to conserve it, as well as where their food comes from.
The interdisciplinary unit, connecting both science and social studies, included a field trip to Deep Rock Farm, a regenerative agriculture grass-fed beef farm in White Hall. Students also heard from Nancy Hopkins, executive director of Waterboys, an initiative of The Chris Long Foundation that funds the installment of sustainable wells in water-stressed communities.
The idea for the unit began when Deep Rock’s manager, Calder Kegley, reached out to STAB fifth grade teacher Jeff Schwalm about organizing a trip out to the farm…