Connecting Children with Creation
Jewish Early Childhood Garden Education and The Outdoor Classroom
Where
Kayam Farm at Pearlstone Retreat Center
5425 Mt. Gilead Rd
Reisterstown, MD 21136
Driving Directions
Cost
$325.00 per adult double occupancy*
$375.00 per adult singl occupancy
$50.00 per day as commuter
*If you would like us to assign you a roommate we can try, but it will depend on numbers and gender of participants.
More Info About Kayam Farm
Kayam Farm was founded in 2006 by the Pearlstone Center as an outreach effort for Jewish environmental and agricultural education. Kayam has grown to cultivate 5 acres of crops with a wide variety of Jewish educational gardens and 2 greenhouses. Kayam has over 3500 visitors a year who participate in educational and service learning programs of all types.
More Info About Pearlstone
Pearlstone Conference & Retreat Center is a year-round full service Jewish hospitality venue dedication to promoting Jewish immersion experiences. Guest rooms for the "Planting Seeds" conference are hotel-style with 2 queen beds and a private bathroom. Pearlstone is kosher under supervision of the Star-K.
More Info About Teva
Teva Learning Alliance's mission is to fundamentally transform Jewish education through experiential learning that fosters Jewish and ecological sustainability. Teva is a national Jewish non-profit organization focused on innovation in Jewish education. Since 1994, we have worked with over 450 day schools, congregations, camps, JCCs, BJEs, youth groups, and other Jewish institutions. The more than 100,000 individuals who have benefited from our direct programs cover the spectrum of religious affiliation and age. The 700+ educators who have sought out our professional development opportunities spread ripples throughout their own communities.
Contact
Lisa Bodziner - Director of Special Programs
Kayam Farm at Pearlstone
lisa@kayamfarm.org
410-429-4400 x246
A Conference at Kayam Farm at Pearlstone
Co-Sponsored by the Teva Learning Alliance
Get you hands dirty on our Jewish community educational farm!
Learn from experts in Jewish Early Childhood Garden Education
Share best practices with other educators from around the country
Enjoy fresh delicious produce from the farm
Experience farm to table dining as we harvest, cook and eat our own produce
Sessions will include:
-How to start your garden
-Curriculum training in Jewish early childhood garden education
-Healthy foods, cooking, & nutrition
-Jewish garden design, including:
-Indoor gardening and container gardens
-Jewish holiday gardens
-Sensory gardens
Plus individualized consultation and coaching with experienced Jewish garden educators!
EVENT DETAILS - Tentative Schedule
Connecting Torah, Children and Nature
Jewish Early Childhood Outdoor Education Conference
Sunday, July 22nd
1:30-2:30 pm Arrival – Front Lobby
2:30-3:00 pm Orientation and Check-In
3:30-4:25 pm Session One: Welcome
Farm Tour- in smaller groups
Lisa Bodziner, Morris Panitz, & Ari Witkin—Kayam Farm
4:35-6:00 pm Session Two: Choose Your Path
(1) Beginners: How to Start- Goal Articulation
Morris Panitz, Kayam Farm
(2) Advanced: Stories from the Field- Jewish Garden Education
Heidi Kutchin—Texas
Jakir Manela—Kayam Farm
6:30-7:30 pm Dinner
8:00-9:15 pm After Hours: (Cider) Brews and Shmooze
Monday, July 23rd
7:00-7:30 am Morning Spiritual Practice: On the farm, in the Sukkah
7:30-8:00 am Meet the Animals with Carly Freedman, Kayam Farm
8:00-9:00 am Breakfast
9:05-10:25am Session Three: Educational Gardening 101
(1) Beginners Brown Thumb: Organic Gardening 101
Josh Rosenstein, Kayam Farm
(2) Advanced: Organic Gardening 201
Ian Hertzmark, Kayam Farm
10:35-12:00 Session Four: Overlaying Secular Curriculum with Jewish Concepts
(1) Growing-Up Wild with TEVA
Sara Teitlebaum, TEVA
(2) Cooking in the Classroom
Chris Sigman, OMJCC
12:00pm Break Out Lunch Groups
Sustainable Funding for Sustainable Gardening—Carol Paster, New Jersey
Perek Shira Text Study—Lisa Bodziner, Kayam Farm
Social Action and Gardening—Rabbi Ellie Miller, New Jersey
Integrating Values- Debra Togliatti
1:30-2:55pm Session Five: Outdoor Ecology Nature Based Lessons or Inspiring Outdoor Classroom Ideas
(1) TEVA: Outdoor Ecology Lessons and Chagim
Sara Teitlebaum, TEVA
(2) TEVA: Inspiring Outdoor Classroom Ideas
Ora Berman, TEVA
3:05-4:30pm Session Six: Indoor/Outdoor Gardening Curriculum Sharing (select 2/4)
(1) Kayam Farm's Mystical Alef Bet Boxes, Teri Jedikin
(2) Observation as a Classroom, Heidi Kutchin
(3) The Natural Classroom, Shelly Sender
(4) Kayam Farm's Fun with Pickling, Morris Panitz
4:30-6:30pm Farm to Table Extravaganza!
6:30-7:30pm Dinner
8:00-9:30pm Contra Dancing Workshop
Tuesday, July 24th
7:00-7:30 am Morning Spiritual Practice: On the farm, in the Sukkah
7:30-8:00 am Farmwork with Carly Freedman & Nomi Raphael, Kayam Farm
8:00am Breakfast (People must check out before they leave)
9:00-12:00 Field Trip to Irvine Nature Center
Touring the outdoor classroom
Nature hike
Curriculum Overview with Irvine educators
12:30-1:30 Tabling/Vending and Lunch at Pearlstone
1:30-2:30 Tabling/Vending, Evaluations and Closing Circle
2:30pm Departure
