Webinar Archive Educating on a Changing Planet: Drought Resistant and Climate Resilient Strategies For Our Future – 1/22/25 This webinar will build a case for the importance of teaching water conservation through school gardens. As temperatures climb and both surface and groundwater supplies diminish, many communities are having to
Webinar Archive Real Life Garden Heroes: How Teaching Diverse Voices Improves Literacy and SEL – 11/20/24 Our students must be able to see themselves represented in the stories and people we teach them about. In this workshop, you will learn about “Remarkable People” in the worlds of agriculture, cuisine,
Webinar Archive Cafeteria To Compost, School Based Composting Programs – 10/16/24 Garden School Foundation will present about their Cafeteria to Compost Program, a food waste recovery and diversion program that takes place inside elementary schools cafeteria. This webinar will include an overview and history of their program, the
Webinar Archive Some IS Something: Healthful, Healing, and Nourishing Herbs – 9/18/24 High school students benefit exponentially from time in the garden! In many school communities, deeply nourishing food access is limited. However, some is something! By learning to add fresh herbs that grow abundantly in the school garden to
Webinar Archive Youth Internship Programs–June 26, 2024 Internships are a great way to involve youth more deeply in garden programming while giving them important job skills. Join outdoor educators from Durham, NC and Victoria, BC as they discuss the benefits of vocational programming in gardens, challenges and successes in developing
Webinar Archive Supporting Transgender & Gender Nonconforming Youth Outside–May 22, 2024 Gender expansive youth represent a growing demographic of students who utilize school gardens and outdoor classrooms. In spite of this, many programs continue to be built around traditional gender roles, from introducing classes as “Ladies and Gentlemen” to
Webinar Archive School Garden Summer Programming–April 30, 2024 In many climate areas, school gardens are thriving in the summer with a limited number of students and personnel to enjoy it. Hear from West Broad Street YMCA in Savannah, GA and DNATL Community Food Council in Del Norte County, CA
Webinar Archive How To Structure Impactful School Garden Professional Development –June 21, 2023 From full day workshops to short mini trainings, there are many ways to provide in-person professional development to teachers and educators so that they can confidently conduct garden-based education. This webinar dives into two methods: professional
Webinar Archive Decolonizing Garden Education – February 15, 2023 The global Covid-19 pandemic created multiple challenges and tragedies and changed the way many of us operate professionally and personally. It also highlighted the importance of being outdoors and learning from the land. It forced us in garden education to rethink
Webinar Archive Music in the Garden – January 18, 2023 This webinar demonstrates how to incorporate multi-sensory musical experiences into your school garden curriculum. Symon Hajjar of Hot Toast Music Co. shares songs and lesson ideas, and facilitates discussion about how to take advantage of the integrated learning opportunities found
