Community Corner
Students from Chesterbrook Academy® Preschool Bug Out for Earth Day
Students celebrated Earth Day and protecting the environment by releasing 3,000 beneficial bugs into their schoolyard
On April 21, students from Chesterbrook Academy Preschool on Lewis Road in Limerick bugged out in celebration of Earth Day as they released more than 3,000 ladybugs throughout the schoolyard and back into the environment on plants, flowers and trees. Students were dressed for the occasion in the likeness of ladybugs, wearing red and black clothing and antennae. In addition to the ladybug release, students made bird feeders out of pine cones covered in soy butter and bird seed.
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.
