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Carton 2 Garden


The Country School Collaborators sure were proud to receive the STEM award for the national Carton2Garden Contest this year!  Mr. and Mrs. Wade from Wade's Dairy came to present the award and check.  


Bag It

Thank You all who supported our "Bag It" film evening on May 22nd. It was a very informative and eye opening event!  Let's all work together to "Turn the Tide on plastic"!  If you have not seen the film and are interested, please contact us at shari.lariviere@thecountryschool.org or louise.jackson@thecountryschool.org


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