DC School
Garden Week:
Oct 6-11, 2008
We are starting to plan for our 2nd
annual celebration of DC school gardens. Click
here for more information.
Get Out and Garden!: Creating Edible
Schoolyards - April 2008
This year's workshop focused on how
to grow vegetables and herbs at your school and make curricular
connections with the garden. Eighteen teachers from 15 schools participated
in sessions at Watkins ES and at the Washington Youth Garden, we
discussed nutrition, cooking with students in the classroom, and
planting techniques, soil preparation, and much more. Click here
and here
to read The Slow Cook blog entries describing the event.
Partners included:
- Washington
Youth Garden
- Cultivating
Health
- District
Department of the Environment - Watershed Protection Division
- Judy Tiger (formerly of Garden Resources
of Washington)
- parents/teachers/community members
from Children's Studio School, Jefferson JHS, Horace Mann ES,
and Watkins ES.
D.C. School Garden Week:
Oct. 15-20, 2007
During this first-ever event, our
goal is to increase awareness of school gardens and other greening
efforts at D.C. schools and to highlight the work that environmental
education organizations and D.C. schools have done, and will continue
to do to improve students’ access to outdoor learning and
recreational areas. Click here
for more information.
Get Out and Garden!: Taking
Advantage of Your Outdoor Classroom - April 2007
In
April,
DCSG held a workshop at the US Botanic Garden and the Washington
Youth Garden. Over 20 teachers learned about planning their outdoor
spaces to function as learning places, how to plant seeds, compost,
and maintain school gardens. Teachers received plants, curriculum
materials, and hands-on practice. You can also read about
the workshop on the DC
Urban Gardener's Website.
3rd Annual DC Schoolyards Tour
On October 21, 2006 DCSG held our 3rd Annual DC Schoolyards Tour.
This year, we visited Seaton Elementary School, Children’s Studio School, Cardozo Senior High School, Stanton Elementary School, and Leckie Elementary School. A big thanks to
the teachers, students, and volunteers who took the time to show
their site and share numerous tips and activities.
The Importance of Plants - Integrating Your Schoolyard
Into Your Curriculum
In Spring 2006, DCSG held a
workshop in early May at Bancroft Elementary School. The workshop
was attended by over 20 teachers and parents and covered topics
including: local resources and funding for schoolyard projects;
plant and tree ID; plant uses and needs; herbs; and composting.
2nd Annual DC Schoolyards Tour
On October 15, 2005 the DCSG
held our 2nd Annual DC Schoolyards Tour. The tour included visits
to 5 local schoolyards that are being used as outdoor classrooms:
Horace Mann Elemetary School, Stoddert Elementary School, Backus
Middle School, Cardozo Senior High School and Sharpe Health School.
There were over 30 participants who took part in the tour: a mix
of teachers, principals, landscape architects, non-profit representatives,
and concerned individuals. Click
here to read an article from the Washington Examiner.
Schoolyard Greening 101
The DCSG held a two-part teacher training
workshop, Schoolyard Greening 101, on May 5th and May 7th, 2005
at Seaton Elementary School. The workshop was open to DCPS staff
as well as parents and community members interested in greening
school grounds in the District. The workshop served as an introduction
to schoolyard greening projects and outdoor learning and provided
participants with ideas, activities and resources for working on
their school grounds. Participants were involved in several hands-on,
outdoor activities including a mapping activity, site assessment,
tree inventory, soil lesson, and mulching activity.
To keep informed future DCSG happenings,
please join our Yahoo
Group.
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