School Garden Teacher Training and Support Program
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OAEC’s School Garden Program announces the release of “A Handful of Seeds”, a new publication on seed saving and seed study for educators, written by Tina Poles. This guide is available now as a free .pdf download.
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When Learning Comes Naturally
The program will premiere on public television September 1, timed for the beginning of the new school year. One of OAEC's participating schools is featured in the video series "The Learning Child"!
Access the link here.
APPLICATION FOR THE 2011 SEASON WILL BE POSTED IN JANUARY 2011.
HOW TO APPLY: Please note that acceptance to the School Garden Program, unlike most workshops at OAEC, is by application only. If your school applied previously and would like to reapply, please contact us so we may retrieve your application from the waiting list and update as needed.
For further information about the program, please contact Lisa Preschel, School Garden Program Director at 707-874-1557, ext. 202 or lisa@oaec.org.
OAEC’s School Garden Program, housed at our 80-acre site in western Sonoma County, has trained over 500 teachers, principals and core parent volunteers in 189 school garden programs in Northern California, the Greater Bay Area, and beyond.
The core of OAEC’s Program is the five-day residential summer training which offers an array of skills and techniques focused on the instructional school garden, and its integration into multiple subject areas using experiential learning. Through a combination of lecture, resource materials and hands-on sessions we teach participants organic gardening, permaculture, nutrition, garden design, team building, fundraising, art in the garden, and more.