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| Growing School Community Gardens short course
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PRESENTERS REGISTER Growing School Community Gardens is a short course developed by a partnership between the Royal Botanic Gardens and Cultivating Community with the intention to assist school communities in developing sustainable gardens that engage the school community. The course is designed to provide resources that help deliver curriculum support, provide practical skills and inspire landscapes that provide meaning and connection for an integrated school community garden. Each session is about engaging in a fun, transformative learning environment with weekly hands on activities at various school garden sites, as well as amongst the inspiring gardens of both Royal Botanic Gardens of Melbourne and Cranbourne. - The course runs over 9 weeks beginning Wednesday August 20th and running through until Wednesday 29th October, 2008.
- 7 Wednesday evening sessions 5.00pm to 8.00pm
- 2 full day field trips Wednesday September 3rd and October 22nd 9.00am to 3.30pm,
- Costs $500 (7 x 3hr sessions + 2 x 6.5hr sessions = 34 hrs total)
Location The program will be located at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. Participants will visit inner Melbourne schools, community gardens and the new Australian Garden at Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. Transport for filed trips will be provided. return to top Features - practical hands on experiences
- easy to use resources
- community engagement and capacity building
- reinventing play and creative learning areas
- pedagogy for outdoor learning
- multiple venues and real life examples
- inspirational speakers and specialist educators
Outcomes - inspiring healthy food choices and lifestyles
- fosters respect for the environment
- provide nature based learning and experiences
- enhance school grounds with edible gardens, create habitat and attract local biodiversity
- contributes to whole school waste management program
- cultivate practical life skills
| 2008 information:Growing School Community Gardens short course
Teacher Professional Development
South East Water Teacher Professional Development Session
more information Careers Day -Cranbourne
This careers program will introduce students to the diversity of career options available within the fields of horticulture and conservation land management using the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne as a case study.
more information School Partnership Programs -Melbourne
School Partnership Programs generate opportunities for long term, ongoing learning experiences for schools.
more information Free Bus Offer -Melbourne
One of the barriers to bringing school groups out on excursions is the expense of transport. To assist in overcoming this barrier, The Ian Potter Foundation is providing support that will cover the cost of transport in order for eligible schools to travel to the Gardens to participate in one of the Children’s Garden programs.
Since it opened, the children of Melbourne have received The Ian Potter Foundation Children’s Garden very enthusiastically and we are all keen for every school child in the state to experience the education programs that we provide. Please contact the Education Office on 9252 2358 to see if your school qualifies. 
| | Program | Wed 20th August
Session one Getting into Gardening
RBG Melbourne
| 5.00-6.30
organic pest repellents and cooking session
6.30-7.00
break
7.00-8.00
Introduction/Orientation - course outline Networking and discussion of school projects.
| | Wed 27th August
Session two Creating a Gardening Community
RBG Melbourne | 5.00-6.00
Propagation (cuttings, seed saving and collecting)
6.00-6.30
break
6.30-8.00
Student participation Community Partnership and participation, engaging parents and managing volunteers
| | Wed 3rd September
Session three - Field Trip Current school projects and local garden design
Coburg Community Kitchen Garden,
Kings Park Primary
| 9.00-12.30
Worm farms and Composting
12.30-1.15
lunch break
1.15-3.30
Waste management systems for schools | | Wed 10th September
Session four Ready, Steady Get Gardening!
| 5.00-6.00
No-dig beds: soil contamination issues, dealing with asphalt
6.00-6.30
break
6.30-8.00
Design, checklists, site selection
| | Wed 17th September
Session five The Hands, Heart and Head of Gardening
RBG Melbourne
| 5.00-5.45
Plants for Play, IPFCG
5.45-6.30
Gardens for habitat walk to Long Island
6.30-7.00
break
7.00-8.00
Combining edible and non-edible species in the playground
| | Wed 8th October
Session six Keeping Plants Alive
RBG Melbourne
| 5.00-6.30
Keeping Plants Alive
6.30-7.00
break
7.00-8.00
Keeping plants alive continued: soil preparation, water-wise gardening, holiday maintenance
| Wed 15th October
Session seven Innovative and integrated approaches to VELS
RBG Melbourne
| 5.00-6.30,
Gardening for children of all abilities
6.30-7.00
break
7.00-8.00
Options for early childhood, primary and secondary | Wed 22nd October
Session eight - Field Trip School projects and garden design a.m Parkhill Primary
p.m RBG Cranbourne
| 9.00-12.30
Parkhill PS - whole garden approach, vegie garden and fruit trees, water project, planting, links to classroom, teacher perspectives
12.30-1.15
lunch
1.15- 4.00
RBG Cranbourne - Biodiversity, plant selection and grouping, indigenous plants | Wed 29th October
Session nine Food Security and Funding RBG Melbourne
| 5.00-6.00
Wrap up and evaluations
6.00-7.00
Food security
7.00-8.00
Funding
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Presenters Cultivating Community Edible Classrooms supports school communities to establish, develop and reap the benefits of productive food gardens. Taking a holistic and flexible approach and using environmentally sustainable practices, we work along side teachers and parents to integrate garden activities into the curriculum. We are committed to involving students in meaningful, hands on learning activities in every aspect of the garden project. This includes planning, designing and construction right through to harvesting, cooking and eating. Edible Classrooms is a not-for-profit service established especially for schools by Cultivating Community, a community based organisation specialising in sustainable community gardening and food security. To find out more visit www.cultivatingcommunity.org.au Royal Botanic Gardens The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne has a history of more than 160 years of providing education, inspiration and scientific research to the public of Victoria. The Gardens in Melbourne, the National Herbarium and the Australian Garden at Cranbourne are internationally recognised sites of horticultural and botanic excellence. The education service promotes hands on, interactive exploration of the natural world through programs targeted at pre-school, primary, secondary and tertiary programs. Horticultural staff and RBG educators work together to provide authentic and transformative learning experiences. Guest presentersThe Growing School Community Gardens course includes presenters who are experts in the fields of community engagement, horticulture and education. return to top
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