All the houses at Manoah Steves elementary have passed inspection and have been approved to be eaten.
On Tuesday, the annual gingerbread house inspection at the south Richmond elementary school took place and six City of Richmond inspectors were on site to make sure the houses were airtight, the right height and length and the plumbing was in working order.
Cara Rogers’ Grade 1/2 class had applied to the city for their building permits – for the third year in a row – to build their gingerbread houses.
They were given specific instructions on how they should be built: “All candy canes must be property secured with icing per Tree Bylaw 8057,” “Ensure all candies are properly secured and do not block any driveways, fire hydrants, and access points,” and “Ensure all plumbing piping is rated for all milk products, and candy.”
The annual gingerbread house construction, done in cooperation with the City of Richmond, teaches students about their communities and why connecting to them is important, Rogers told the Richmond News.
Rogers said the activity is designed to spark a curiosity in the students about "what's around us."
“Part of the B.C. curriculum is teaching about community – usually most people focus on the workers like doctors and nurses,” she said.
“For me, I like to do it this way because then the kids really understand there are various people who work here and work in our community, what creates our community.”
And when the city inspectors finally come, “you can see the excitement,” she added.
In the end, all the gingerbread houses were approved.
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