The Counselor's In

Anne Mercer - Counselor



This year, Mineral Springs School students and faculty saw the completion of a project started by last year's student council President, Alex Bryant, and brought to a reality by this year's President, Paige Hudson. The project is a "Meditation Center", located behind the school where one might sit, in the beauty of nature and reflect on thoughts and feelings.

This new meditation area is shaped like a wristwatch where stepping stones make the watch. It is trimmed with nadina, periwinkle and dahlias, with a sundial in the center. The area also includes two benches, a birdhouse, birdbath and butterfly chimes on the benches.

Teachers were encouraged to develop lesson plans around the meditation area, using horticultural design, annual and perennial plants, sundial exploration, bird habitats and butterfly study.

The school also submitted the project in the Keep Richmond County Beautiful Awards Contest.

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