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. 

Available spots: Full

Price: $100.00 Taxes included

Notes: This is a six part series. Classes held on Sep 18, Oct 9, Nov 6, Mar 4, Apr 22 & May 20 from 5:30 pm to 8 pm.

More information: Instructor: Megan Zeni

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