School Gardens: Meeting Florida Educational Standards for Science
Course Description: Through lecture, discussion and hands-on methods, teachers will gain knowledge of how to construct and maintain an organic vegetable garden for classroom use, as well as how a school garden can meet the majority of Florida Educational Standards for Science, and be integrated across subjects such as Math, Language Arts and Social Science.   

Objectives:
As a result of this workshop participants will be able to:

►      assess potential resources and barriers for implementing a sustainable school garden

►      construct a raised-bed garden

►      explain what constitutes organic gardening methods

►      distinguish organic methods including soil amendment, disease control and composting

►      apply techniques for requesting and acknowledging materials donations from community sources

►      identify potential funding sources and grant application guidelines

►      utilize websites to download grade-level appropriate classroom resources

►      design classroom activities and materials that integrate garden themes

►      utilize the garden for hands-on learning activities that achieve the Sunshine State standards for science

►      identify how content in science can be applied to real-world issues concerning food, land, and people

 To register: Please call 305-237-1019 or go to website www.mdc.edu/ce/north 

For more information: Please call 305-237-1218 or email: jshyka@mdc.edu
Tutition:  $59.00  --Reference # 466923

Register for these classes with the MDC Community Education Department