Last week, our Grande Section classes enjoyed a wonderful educational outing to Ceux Qui Sèment, a local urban agro-ecological farm in Annecy. It was a morning full of discovery, curiosity, and hands-on learning!

The children started with a guided tour of the farm, exploring the many different varieties of vegetables, fruits, and plants grown there. Eyes wide with wonder, they also discovered the beehives and began to understand the vital role that bees play in nature and in the food we eat every day.

The group then split into smaller workshops for two memorable activities. In the planting activity, the children got their hands into the soil, experiencing first-hand what it means to grow food from scratch. In the honey tasting session, they got to savour the flavours of local honey — and learned something truly unforgettable along the way: honey is made from nectar that bees partially digest using special enzymes in their honey stomachs. A process the children had no hesitation in describing as “bee spit”!