Students at Chesterbrook Academy Preschool in Centreville Soar into Earth Day with Ladybug Release

On April 21, students at Chesterbrook Academy Preschool in Centreville explored a bug’s life in celebration of Earth Day as they released 6,000 ladybugs throughout the schoolyard and back into the environment on plants, flowers and trees. Students dressed for the occasion in the likeness of ladybugs, wearing ladybug hats. Students also created bird houses with their families and displayed them in a tree on Chesterbrook Academy’s campus during the event. Leading up to Earth Day, students learned that ladybugs serve as a natural pesticide by feeding on insects that could otherwise harm the health of gardens, trees and shrubs. Chesterbrook Academy teaches the importance of community and exploring nature at a young age.