Garden Based Education

The Learning Garden: Bringing the Classroom Closer to the Community

heide — Sun, 20 May 2012 04:11:51 +0000

My friends at communitygarden.org have an interesting article about the garden classroom that I thought would interest you.
Since 2001, the Learning Garden of Venice High School has played an important role in the lives of students, teachers, and members of the local community. Although the Learning Garden is recognized as a model example of an outdoor classroom, it also serves the local community as a gathering place, horticultural resource, and a valuable source of inspiration and pride…

Lifelab’s workshops in Santa Cruz, CA

heide — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 05:23:29 +0000

Lifelab has some amazing Garden Classroom on the UC Santa Cruz campus, Life Lab Science Program’s professional trainers bring inspiration to educators interested in science, nutrition, and garden-based learning.
They have workshops on the growing classroom

click here to learn more at Lifelab’s website

New Book Spices up Lessons with Garden Storytelling

heide — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:15:04 +0000

A Rock is a Slow Story: Garden Storytelling is an invitation to give voice to the unique, shape-shifting world of a learning garden. The author, a professional storyteller and garden educator, helps you harvest a crop of good story material and serve it up in riveting tales. You’re guided in finding core truths in the garden, building an engaging imagination around them and effectively performing your stories for eager audiences of young learners. You’ll see that storytelling can create easy connects between children and science, math, language arts and magic in the garden. The first part of the book is a peppy, succinct guide to finding and telling garden stories. The second part presents 8 complete stories, each with a materials list, suggestions for effective telling and garden lesson extensions. The enthusiasm of the author for storytelling and gardens is infectious, the stories are engaging and the advice is solid. Here is a link to purchase the book from the author’s website:
http://www.wellnessgardens.org/Store.html

Pre Kindergarten – 3rd Grade: A New Beginning for American Education

heide — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:45:54 +0000

Sowing the Seeds of Wonder: Gardening in Early Childhood Education – 10/23/2010

heide — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 06:43:42 +0000

Spend a day looking at the garden through the eyes of a preschool student at Life Lab’s amazing Garden Classroom in Santa Cruz, CA. Sample many activities designed to encourage young children to learn about their world using all their senses. Learn how to implement garden activities in a preschool or daycare setting. We’ll also discuss basic gardening skills, appropriate garden design, safe plants for preschool gardens, and garden art projects and songs. You’ll receive Sowing the Seeds of Wonder, a 120-page activity guide with activities and songs for teaching preschool-aged children in a garden setting throughout the year.
$150. 1 unit of graduate education credit available.
Registration deadline:10/8/10. For more information or to register, visit www.lifelab.org or call (831)459-2001.

The Growing Classroom: An Introduction to Garden Based Learning – 9/30/2010-10/1/2010

heide — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 06:42:07 +0000

This two-day workshop, located at Life Lab’s amazing Garden Classroom in Santa Cruz, CA, is ideal for those interested in supplementing their existing science program with garden-based learning. Using The Growing Classroom activity guide for grades 2-6, you’ll experience hands-on activities, learn basic science concepts and gardening techniques, and develop management strategies for a school gardening program. Find out how to teach the standards while you guide students through the natural cycles of the garden. You’ll receive Life Lab’s 480 page book, The Growing Classroom, as well as many other ideas and resources. $300. 2 units of graduate education credit available.
Registration deadline: 9/16/10. For more information or to register, visit www.lifelab.org or call (831)459-2001.

Plant It, Grow It, Eat It: Garden-Enhanced Nutrition Education – 9/17/2010

heide — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 06:40:49 +0000

Make the connection from seed to table in this fun and delicious one-day workshop at Life Lab’s amazing Garden Classroom in Santa Cruz, CA. Explore ways to teach nutrition through gardening, harvesting and meal preparation in Life Lab’s Garden Kitchen. You’ll learn effective ways to encourage kids grades 2-8 to eat more fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy lifestyle. Participants will sample the bounty of the farm and harvest to prepare nutritious snacks. You’ll receive an activity booklet with gardening and nutrition lessons, recipes, and garden kitchen design resources. $150. 1 unit of graduate education credit available. Registration deadline: 9/8/10. For more information or to register, visit www.lifelab.org or call (831)459-2001.

Activities for Kinesthetic Learners

heide — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:56:46 +0000

Air Writing, build Models, Catch Ball Drills, Field trip, Hands on Experiments,

Have child set up a “shop” to practice math with money, where the child is the cashier.

Dance, jump Rope, Rhythmic Clap and Tap for Spelling and memorization.

Role Playing, Scavenger Hunts, Museum, Science Center visits, Nature Hikes,

Drama playing, gardening, Board games and flash cards to learn words and geography,

Walk while listing to music, Science experiments.

Find out your Learning Style

heide — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:08:24 +0000

Click the link below to read about and complete the Perceptual Modality Preference Survey (PMPS). The PMPS will help you discover how you best learn, and it will give you some ideas about improving the probabilities of learning success.

www.learningstyles.org/pmps.html

Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!

heide — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:19:32 +0000