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Hull Award: David Kasievich
Nominated by:
Jane Good
Year: 2023
As the head of St. James School, David engages his fourth through eighth grade students in hands-on environmental education. From starting pollinator and vegetable gardens to keeping bees and raising chickens, David maintains two composting sites. In creating the St. James Garden Club, his young gardeners assist in sowing seeds, planting and harvesting food and providing a seasonal welcome table for school families and their neighborhood. This transformational program teaches his students to value themselves and the natural world.