Educational greenhouses popping up across Cape Cod

Schools in the Cape Cod region of Massachusetts are increasingly using greenhouses as educational structures for students. 

The Cape Cod Times notes that the Nauset Regional MIddle School is the latest to add a greenhouse to its educational facilities. The school received $125,000 to build a greenhouse, $84,000 of which will be spent on the structure itself.

Schools use the greenhouses for a variety of educational purposes. Namely they are used to teach science and horticulture, giving students a hands-on experience with gardening and tending. For students, time in the greenhouse represents a sort-of escape; time spent outside the walls of a classroom.

Because the prime Cape Cod growing season occurs when students are enjoying their vacation, much of the time spent in greenhouses is spent selecting cold season crops and trying to extend the fall season. Teachers and volunteers maintain the greenhouses during school breaks.

To read the full article, check out the Cape Cod Times.