Description: The Pearl Club introduces children to the web of relationships that exist between self, land & sea, and community. Children grow to understand that the choices we make not only impact us, but both our local and global communities. We examine how we can responsibly make advances in the areas of science and technology, while at the same time evaluating the impacts of various actions of the past. Children implement strategies to reverse the negative impacts, such as oyster restoration to replenish the Lynnhaven River oyster supply which was dramatically depleted due to overharvesting and disease. Students grow and harvest food in our learning garden and learn the importance of responsibly growing and sharing food locally. This year students will be involved in service-learning where they will harvest food to take to the food bank and local shelters.