Checking for and collecting eggs from our small flock has become an exciting routine for the class. Students love when they walk to the gate and the hens greet them in anticipation, waiting to be cared for by the children. Once we enter the courtyard, you can feel the sense of calm that settles over us, the students, and the chickens. They are so loving and gentle with the hens, careful not to scare them or break their eggs. Today, as we checked for eggs, one student even said a quiet mantra to the hen laying: "Thank you so much hen, for providing us with tasty and nutritious food to eat!" This has become like a second "calm cove" for us--a place students can retreat to with one of us when they are needing to reset or take a break from being in a large group.
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