Hello Everyone,

Today in Brigid’s Garden Program we harvested some beautiful vegetables for the very last time. The program has been running at Clonard for 10 years and this is our final week. It’s important to celebrate all the amazing achievements and wins both big and small that we have experienced over that time.

We have had a wonderful diverse group of students who have been part of the program over the years. Brigid’s Garden Program created space for the students to learn about the cycles of life in the garden and nature, and taking food straight from the garden to recipes we cooked in the kitchen, sometimes sharing our abundance within the wider school environment.

Development in confidence, resilience and strong friendships were created within the group which are part of the program’s legacy, with some of the students who have since graduated still meeting up regularly as the ‘garden girls’.

So much gratitude to the many LSO staff past and present who have supported and assisted with the program over the years – Tracey Rose, Deb Hartrup, Robbie Maloney, Karen Kershaw, India Mintram-Porter, Jen Collins, Georgie Powell and the last few years Chris Smith.

The school environment is representative of a village and there were so many who have helped along the way – the leadership team – Luci, Helen, Jo, the maintenance team, Chris, David and Vince, Sam, and the office team – Lesley, Teresa, Yolanda, Jacqui, Mel, the library team past and present – Jo, Vicki, Sue, Brendan,  EVERYONE on the LSO Team – with special mention to Julie, and Learning Diversity Leadership – Therese, Di, Anne, Linda. I’m sure there are many others who deserve a mention – to everyone – to ALL the staff who showed your support over the years – a big thank you!

With gratitude,

Lisa Singline
Learning Support Officer