WPS First Grade Agricultural & Wildlife Field Trip

11/16/2022

Berlin, MD – Last week, Worcester Preparatory School’s (WPS) first grade class learned about local agriculture and wildlife while on a field trip to Groundworks Farm and Trap Pond State Park.

Groundworks Farm in Pittsville, Maryland is a Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) model, also known as farm sharing, providing a direct connection between the customer and farmer. First grader Eleanor Brown’s family owns and manages the operation. During their time on the farm, the first-grade picked and tasted snap peas and harvested carrots. After picking the carrots, students learned how they were washed and prepped to take home.

Following their visit to the farm, the first grade stopped at Trap Pond State Park in Laurel, Delaware where they visited the nature center and participated in “Tracks and Trace.” The program taught students how to identify clues certain animals leave behind to determine if those animals are present in that area.

Founded in 1970, WPS is a private, independent Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 School, located in Berlin, Maryland. Approximately 500 students attend from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. For more information about WPS, please visit www.worcesterprep.org or call 410.641.3575.

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WPS first grader Camden Haley (Ocean City, MD) was happy to be picking carrots from Groundworks Farm to take home to his family.
WPS 1st grade teacher Mrs. Bunting and student Blakely Absher (Dagsboro, DE) worked together to pick vegetables during their field trip to Groundworks Farm.
A group of WPS first grade students on the playground at Trap Pond State Park. From the left are Sloane Gudelsky (Ocean City, MD), Nuri Ramadan (Ocean City, MD), Camila Doran (Seaford, DE), Casey Heun (Ocean City, MD), Blakely Absher (Dagsboro, DE), Blaise DiFebo (Millville, DE), Cullen Kaufman (Selbyville, DE) and Carly McCallum (Ocean City, MD).
Eleanor Brown (Berlin, MD) and Avery Anderson (Milton, DE) checked out a turtle shell while visiting Trap Pond State Park during their first-grade field trip.
Carly McCallum (Ocean City, MD) was super excited to be picking snap peas on the first grades field trip to Groundworks Farm.

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Worcester Preparatory School

508 South Main Street, Berlin, MD 21811

Phone: 410-641-3575 | Fax: 410-641-3586

Celebrating 50 years, WPS is an independent, college prep day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 students. Located in Berlin, Maryland, the private school attracts an average of 500 students from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.