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Chesterbrook Academy® Students Release Ladybugs for Earth Day
Students celebrate Earth Day and protecting the environment by releasing beneficial bugs into their schoolyard to help local vegetation
Students at Chesterbrook Academy Preschool at UIUC in Champaign recently bugged out in celebration of Earth Day as they released ladybugs throughout the schoolyard on plants, flowers and trees. Leading up to Earth Day, students learned that ladybugs serve as a natural pesticide by feeding on insects that could otherwise harm the health of gardens, trees and shrubs. Chesterbrook Academy teaches the importance of community and exploring nature at an early age.