Seattle Tilth 2010 Garden Educator Workshops

Garden Educators Workshop Series
Each part offered once in Spring and again in Fall.

Part 1: Intro to Organic Schoolyard Gardening, March 6 & Sept. 23; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Part 2: The Garden Classroom, March 27 & Sept. 30; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Part 3: Curriculum Working Group, April 17 & Oct. 20; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

WHERE: Good Shepherd Center; 4649 Sunnyside Ave N., Room 202, Seattle, WA 98103

This three part series will provide educators, parents and community volunteers the essentials for cultivating and maintaining a schoolyard garden. We will explore organic gardening basics, outdoor education techniques and ways to integrate the garden with classroom curriculum. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on activities we teach participants organic gardening, garden design, team building, program development, nutrition, cooking, art in the garden, and more. We highly encourage teams of three or more people from a school or garden project to attend this workshop to strengthen your program.

COST: $120 for all three workshops or $40 per workshop. Advance registration and payment is required.

Registration opens in early February. If you would like to be notified when registration opens, please send your contact information to childrensgarden@seattletilth.org

Garden Educators Summer Intensive

July 19-23; 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

WHERE: Good Shepherd Center; 4649 Sunnyside Ave N., Room 202, Seattle, WA 98103

This weeklong intensive allows educators to immerse themselves in the organic garden classroom. Spend a week at the Tilth Gardens at the Good Shepherd Center learning a wide variety of skills and techniques for cultivating and maintaining a schoolyard garden. We highly encourage teams of three or more people from a school or garden project to attend this workshop to strengthen your program.

COST: $200 Early Bird Registration, $225 (after June 28, 2010). Advance registration and payment is required.

Registration opens in early February. If you would like to be notified when registration opens, please send your contact information to childrensgarden@seattletilth.org

For more information, see Seattle Tilth's website.