Today we tried a 'sit spot' activity that focussed on colour: matching paint chips (as best we could) with colours in the garden, and thinking about what this process offers us from both our teacher bird and learner bird perspectives.
Madi Lewis joined us and led the group in some hands-on light gardening (weeding, harvesting), and then we gave attention to the skies and the seasons, using our bodies to measure and track the sun's path in the sky throughout the seasons. We also tried out a portable sundial made by students from a math history course a few years ago, and saw the results of four 6-month pinhole cameras that tracked the path of the sun in the Orchard Garden from solstice to solstice.
Here are some beautiful photos from many members of the class of some of our activities today.
Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival this week and happy Autumnal Equinox to everyone this Sunday! Hope that this awareness of the sky adds enjoyment and interest as we celebrate the sun, moon and earth reaching this interesting balance point at the transition of the seasons.
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