On Monday, January 16, fifteen students from Prescott College, along with their professor Dr. Denise Mitten, visited The Orme School to learn more about our Sustainability Program. The students, including Orme Summer Camp alumnus Kobe Biederman, are working to earn their doctorate in Sustainability Education. The group visited and toured the garden, orchard and vineyard, […]
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Five students took their Culinary Arts final exam last week. Director of Food Services Patti Marrs gave them recipe instructions for toffee-pecan cookies to follow from start to finish. The exam also included assessment and grading on kitchen hygiene, safety and teamwork. Everyone passed with flying colors (and some very delicious cookies to share).
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Orme’s very active Sustainability Club hosted a well-attended weekend workshop for other students. The group helped participants make scented holiday goat milk soaps. Soap pieces were melted and various colors, peppermint candy pieces and fragrant essential oils were added before the cakes of soap were reformed. In addition, those in the workshop learned how to […]
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Under the supervision of Director of Sustainability Casey Jones, Orme had a bumper crop of squash this fall from our Burpee Garden, and all of it was put to very good use. Director of Food Services Patti Marrs has been able to deliver some wonderful squash-inspired salads and casseroles for students and faculty to enjoy. […]
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Although students may be away enjoying their vacation time, much important work continues during the summer months in the School’s Burpee Garden, Orchard and Vineyard. Recent harvests from the Garden include the very first tomatoes of the season, beets, carrots and kale. The tops of onions, which students planted last March, are just starting to […]
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The Orme School is delighted to have its Farm-to-Table Program featured in the Summer 2016 issue of Edible Phoenix. You can read the article by clicking on the flipbook link below. The story by Molly Beverly, “Changing the Food Culture at Orme: Challenges, Persistence and Passion,” begins on page 17. Edible Phoenix Magazine – Summer […]
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In May, Phoenix Fox 10 News reporter Kari Lake visited our campus because Fox had learned that The Orme School was ranked among the Top Boarding Schools in the U.S., and also that Orme was right here in Phoenix’s backyard. The special segment aired last night (June 6th), and is linked below if you would […]
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Today, April 22nd, is Earth Day, and the School’s students, faculty and staff commemorated it with a tree planting ceremony. Just before lunch, the entire community gathered on the path in front of Stirrup Dot Dorm, and two Hawthorn trees were planted by students in our Environmental & Plant Science classes. Director of Sustainability, Casey […]
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Under the guidance and instruction of Director of Sustainability Casey Jones, Orme students have been preparing the soil and planting seeds in the Burpee Garden as we plan for an abundance of spring crops. In the Burpee Orchard, the fruit trees are already in full bloom, and students have started pruning them. When harvested, these […]
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The Search for Sustainability, a free 12-part documentary series by Nathan Crane and airing globally November 1-12, 2015, will feature The Orme School. The series, which can be viewed on the Internet, will contain 49 interviews with leading experts around the country, including Orme’s very own Casey Jones, Charlie Orme and Patty West. A new […]
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