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Growing Minds: a garden-based learning course for educators!
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Growing Minds

Garden-based learning course for educators

Join us for this dynamic professional development course for K-12 teachers and community educators. Held in the award-winning Troy Kids' Garden, this course emphasizes hands-on, inquiry-based instruction. There is room to be inspired, generate ideas, and gather resources for your own school or community youth garden. Enrollment is limited to twenty-two participants.

  

Course Topics Include: youth garden planning and design, funding and resources, recommended tools and supplies, organic gardening and permaculture methods, outdoor classroom pedagogy, garden-based nutrition and cooking, nature study and games, program evaluation, art in the garden, and more!


Contact
Ginny Hughes
Education Director
Community GroundWorks
608-240-0409
ginny@communitygroundworks.org
www.communitygroundworks.org

"It was hands-on, active, practical, edible, and inspiring.”

-2015 Growing Minds participant

To view more pictures and reflections from past Growing Minds participants, visit the Growing Minds Gallery.
Course Details

Dates: July 25-29, 2016
Time: 8:00am-12:00pm
Cost: $140

Credit: 1-2 semester units of graduate credit available at additional cost of $60 per credit.

Location: Troy Kids' Garden
502 Troy Drive, Madison, WI

Instructors: Ginny Hughes &
Nathan Larson

“I loved that the class took place in the gardens. I enjoyed having access to so many knowledgeable experts. The class allowed space for authentic discussion and well as hands-on experience.”

 

“I am considerably more confident in my ability to construct a garden layout that can accommodate multiple classrooms of students at the same time while providing different types of learning.”

 
-2015 Growing Minds participants

New in 2016! 

Family friendly gardening & beekeeping workshops with Community GroundWorks!

Gardening with Kids 101

Date:
Saturday, May 7, 8:00am - 12:00pm

Location: Goodman Youth Farm, 5017 Sudbury Way, Madison, WI 53714

Cost: $60 per adult. Up to two children attend free with each adult participant

Instructor: Jennica Skoug, Goodman Youth Farm Manager

To Register: Register online or contact Jennica Skoug at jennica@communitygroundworks.org

This hands-on workshop is designed to help you engage kids of any age in garden activities that are beneficial to both young minds, and young plants! Adults and kids will work, learn, and play side by side in all steps of the gardening process, including cooking with veggies right in the garden!

Beekeeping with Youth

Date:
Tuesday, July 19, 8:00am - 12:00pm

Location: Goodman Youth Farm, 5017 Sudbury Way, Madison, WI 53714

Cost: $60 per adult. Up to two children attend free with each adult participant

Instructor: Jennica Skoug, Goodman Youth Farm Manager

To Register: Register online or contact Jennica Skoug at jennica@communitygroundworks.org

Learn how to attract an interact with bees and other garden-loving pollinators in this hands-on, family-friendly workshop. We will begin with native Wisconsin pollinators, and then don beekeeping gear to get up close and personal with the Youth Farm's honeybee hives. We will make our own beeswax lip balm, and end the morning by cooking two delicious recipes that join fresh honey with fresh vegetables from the garden. You need not have your own beehive to participate - this course is open to pollinator lovers of all levels!

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