Sukkot Fest at CDS

The two-day Sukkot Fest at Community Day School was a celebration through outdoor learning experiences.

October 12, 2018, 12:14 pm 0 Edit

Harvesting horseradish to prepare in the kitchen. (Photo courtesy of Community Day School)

The two-day Sukkot Fest at Community Day School was a celebration through outdoor learning experiences, coordinated by parent volunteers under the leadership of CDS sustainability coordinator Molly Muffet.

Collecting wildflower seeds to make paper. (Photo courtesy of Community Day School)

Students participated in hands-on activities including harvesting and preparing horseradish; cooking handmade pita on an open fire; making prints using natural materials to create Sukkah decorations; picking mint to make tea and collecting wildflower seeds to make paper; cooking salsa verde with tomatillos and other ingredients from the CDS gardens and planting blueberry bushes and pawpaw trees.