We’re fortunate to receive a lot of thank-you drawings, letters, and cards from children. Here’s a recent sampler in their own words (and emergent spellings). I had so much fun… Continue reading Dear Boxerwood Teachers
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Garden Gratitude: Japanese Maples
Autumn at Boxerwood always waters seeds of gratitude for Japanese maples. I am grateful to Dr. Munger (who started Boxerwood) and to KB (who has been planting and tending here… Continue reading Garden Gratitude: Japanese Maples
Birding at Boxerwood
Photos courtesy of bird walk participant, Baron Schwartz. Seventeen birders ages 11 to 93 spent the past Saturday morning meandering through Boxerwood’s woods and fields. Together they spotted around 30 bird… Continue reading Birding at Boxerwood
Pumpkin Walk Magic
Between the cider donuts, the witchy dances, and the floaty jack-o-lantern trails, we couldn’t decide what part of this year’s Pumpkin Walk brought us the most delight. So we asked… Continue reading Pumpkin Walk Magic
Hooray for Volunteers
“We can’t do it without you,” goes the saying, but that’s really true here at Boxerwood. Volunteers run our board, teach our children, paint our signs, welcome our visitors, tend… Continue reading Hooray for Volunteers
Feed the birds
After a year’s hiatus due to covid and supply issues, organizer Bonnie Bernstein is glad the annual sale is back on. “If you feed birds through the winter, this is… Continue reading Feed the birds
We blazed a trail
Just before the pandemic Boxerwood won a $80,000 federal grant to promote outdoor learning for underserved youth in afterschool settings. One of only 29 sites selected nationwide, Boxerwood proposed a… Continue reading We blazed a trail
Green Career expo hits home run
The secret to an awesome expo for teens is pretty simple: all-in teachers, enthusiastic presenters, oversize chainsaws, speed dating, and squeeze cows (more about that later).During our second annual expo… Continue reading Green Career expo hits home run
Bay Trip 2022
When was the last time you slapped a wave, kissed a fish, set a crab pot, and crawled through a marsh–all within 72 hours? This fall we resumed a signature… Continue reading Bay Trip 2022
Calling all pumpkins
That’s the number of children we look forward to seeing this fall, based on school bookings so far. Some kids we’ll see once, some twice, some many times depending whether they’re part of a day program, an afterschool program, or a family event.