Third graders from the Westside Waldorf School in Santa Monica came to St. Joseph Center last Wednesday to harvest the fruits of their labor.
They planted radishes, carrots, and spinach last October with pre-school children, ages 3 to 5, in the center’s child care and parenting program.
“We came to cultivate the soil back in September,” said Patrick McMahon, Waldorf’s Third grade teacher. “Twenty-three students in all are involved. We realize at Waldorf that in order to have a complete educational experience, we have to take the children out beyond the four walls, to provide some benefit to the community.”
Waldorf students have been involved in community service with St. Joseph Center before, providing snacks for kids in the child care program and survival kits for the homeless clients.
St. Joseph Center has 11 programs on seven sites in Venice, Santa Monica, and West Los Angeles, providing case management, childcare, job training, and senior outreach to homeless and low-income individuals who are working toward self-sufficiency.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 6, 2003. Read the original PDF.