School Garden Teacher Training and Support Program
NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE
2012 SCHOOL GARDEN TEACHER TRAININGS!
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 (click here to see the map).
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.
For further information about the program, please contact Lisa Preschel, School Garden Program Director at 707-874-1557, ext. 102 or lisa@oaec.org.
OAEC’s School Garden Program offers a publication, “A Handful of Seeds” by Tina Poles- seed saving and seed study for educators. Click HERE for more information.