Start date: Wednesday, September 18 2019.
Schedule:
On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
On Wednesday, October 9, 2019, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
On Wednesday, November 6, 2019, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
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On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Resource person: Community Outreach Coordinator, hmoran@vandusen.org
Location: VanDusen Botanical Garden, Classroom
Description:
This six part professional learning series is designed to build confidence and capacity in normalizing the use of your school garden as a classroom. The Garden Classroom Series will weave practical gardening skills with meaningful opportunities to engage students in scientific inquiry, mathematical thinking, creative storytelling - and more! Participants will receive extensive gardening resources while broadening their understanding of how to develop and support the big ideas, core and curricular competencies in a garden classroom. Specific examples of cross-curricular learning will be shared, along with inspiring stories of student engagement and inclusion. Step-by-step gardening checklists will be shared each month, along with tips and tricks specific to year-round garden success on the West Coast. Each session covers: Timely tasks Seasonal classroom management in the outdoor classroom Playful inquiry in the school garden Monthly skill development with cross-curricular connections & resources: Assessment & evaluation outdoors Facilitated sharing, co-planning, and hands on learning at Van Dusen Gardens, and possibly nearby school gardens This series is taught by Megan Zeni (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.), a master gardener and a professional educator with over 20 years experience in both public and private K-7 elementary schools.