Mass Hort's School Garden Conference: Growing for Experience

  

Our fourth annual school garden conference will feature workshops that explore regional best practices for planning and running a garden that will not only meet educational goals, but also foster life skills. Attending educators will develop practical gardening skills that will increase their confidence and ability to teach in and from a garden. Workshops will support interested parents and volunteers, teachers and administrators—those who have established gardens and those just breaking ground. Pre-registration required.

Together we hope to cultivate garden spaces
that will enrich every community!   

We are excited to announce that Jess Bloomer, Deputy Director at Groundwork Somerville, as this year's keynote speaker. She will kick off this exciting day followed by four break-out sessions, with your choice of workshops from: 

 

Composting Basics James Tiberii of Mass DEP’s Green Team

Creating a Sustainable Garden Space for the Whole School Community Birch Swart and Katie Mulligan of Scituate High School

Fostering Community through School Garden Grown Food Giuliana Cappucci, Maggie Notopoulos, Zoe Flavin of Mill City Grows

Garden to Classroom Recipes and Lessons Tori Buerschaper of Community Harvest Project

Garden Inquiry: Using your school garden to teach the Mass State Science Standards Judith Sumner

Growing Food and Youth Christine Schell at Natick Community Organic Farm

Growing a Year-round School Garden for Curriculum and Cuisine Janice McPhillips and Savannah Clinton of Holly Hill Farm

How Culture Shapes Learning: An anti-oppression approach to garden education Liz O’Gilvie of Gardening the Community

Let’s Grow Literacy Outdoors Victoria Hackett of Outdoor-Classrooms

Seed Saving and Managing a Seed Library Hannah Traggis of Mass Hort

Student Ownership in the Garden Caitlin Abber and Kelly Nelson of Groundwork Lawrence

Therapy in the Garden Lorraine Lee of Down To Earth-Educational Programs for Garden Aficionados

Tools of the Trade Hope Guardenier of School Sprouts Educational Gardens

Use It! Simple Tips to Increase Education Utilization of School Gardens Melissa Pace of Mass Hort

Using School Gardens to Build Youth Autonomy and Leadership Erin Taylor and Allie Rowe of CitySprouts

Registration Cost:
Member Registration (members of Mass Hort and co-sponsoring organizations): $40
Non-Member Registration: $60
Students: $20 (contact Katie 617-933-4973 for discount, supply is limited)

Space is limited, please register early!

Cost of registration includes lunch. 

Blizzard Date: February 23

 

Register Now!