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SUMMARY:Teacher Professional Learning: What Did a Plant Ever Do for You? (Brooklyn Botanic Garden)
DESCRIPTION:Discover the power of plant-based education and learn how to use the natural world to engage your students and inspire their curiosity. The program offers hands-on learning experiences to help you integrate plants and outdoor education into your curriculum. You’ll learn how to use the beautiful gardens at Brooklyn Botanic Garden as a living laboratory to teach science\, math\, language arts\, and more. Not only will you gain valuable skills and knowledge\, but you’ll also have the opportunity to connect with other educators who share your passion for teaching and learning! \n*** \n3 “P” Credit Course*\nAre you interested in learning about the fascinating world of plants? Explore the beautiful gardens and collections at Brooklyn Botanic Garden and gain an understanding of the value of plants in natural and human history. Through an inquiry-based approach\, we will discover how plants are built\, how they work\, and how they interact with the living and nonliving components of the diverse environments they inhabit. Emphasis is placed on experiential\, authentic learning that participants can readily bring back to their classrooms. \nIn-person classes run 4–6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. An additional 15 hours of asynchronous work will be assigned. Fee includes curriculum materials and resources\, plants and potting-up supplies\, and access to the Garden. \nPre-K–12 Teachers\nFee: $250; there is a 4.5% registration fee for all courses. \nDate: 12 in-person sessions; February 26–May 21\, 2025 (no class on April 16) \nRegister \nFor questions\, please contact us at teachereducation@bbg.org.
URL:https://gogreenbk.org/event/teacher-professional-learning-2-26-2025/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Botanic Garden\, 990 Washington Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education and Activism,Outdoor
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SUMMARY:What Did a Plant Ever Do for You? (Brooklyn Botanic Garden)
DESCRIPTION:Discover the power of plant-based education and learn how to use the natural world to engage your students and inspire their curiosity. The program offers hands-on learning experiences for educators to help integrate plants and outdoor education into an interdisciplinary curriculum. Learn how to use the beautiful gardens at Brooklyn Botanic Garden as a living laboratory to teach science\, math\, language arts\, and more. Not only will you gain valuable skills and knowledge\, but you will also connect with other educators who share your passion for teaching and learning! \nThis is an intensive course scheduled between August 19-23.
URL:https://gogreenbk.org/event/plant-based-edu-bbg/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Botanic Garden\, 990 Washington Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education and Activism
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SUMMARY:Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Making Brooklyn Bloom 2024
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 9\, 2024 \n10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. \n\n\nCome to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for this year’s Brooklyn Bloom conference with the theme: What’s the Buzz?: Plants\, Pollinators\, People! \nThe 42nd annual Making Brooklyn Bloom conference celebrates the Garden’s 2024 focus on the connections between plants and pollinators. Since our lives are inextricably linked with pollinators and plants\, this year’s conference gives us the opportunity to consider our place alongside them in our urban ecosystems. \nThe day’s workshops\, tours\, and keynote address will inspire the care needed to lead us into a more pollinated present. Visitors will have the opportunity to network with NYC greening organizations in the Palm House. The Wilbur A. Levin Keynote Address\, “Roots and Relationships: How Native Plants Connect Us to Our Past and Our Future\,” will be presented by Courtney Streett\, President/Executive Director\, Native Roots Farm Foundation. ASL interpretation is provided for all talks in the Auditorium. \nRegistration opens at 10 a.m. on the day of the event. Arrive early—spots for workshops and the keynote address fill quickly. Garden admission is free for attendees. Attendees are encouraged to enter through 990 Washington Avenue\, however\, please mention Making Brooklyn Bloom at any ticket window for complimentary admission. \nEmail community@bbg.org by February 23\, 2024 to request ASL interpretation. Visit bbg.org/accessibility for more information. \nLocation: Brooklyn Botanic Garden\, 990 Washington Ave\, Brooklyn. Directions to this location \nCost: Free \nEvent Organizer: Brooklyn Botanic Garden \nContact Email: community@bbg.org
URL:https://gogreenbk.org/event/making-brooklyn-bloom-3-9-2024/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Botanic Garden\, 990 Washington Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education and Activism,Free
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SUMMARY:Brooklyn Botanic Garden: How to Join a Community Garden
DESCRIPTION:How to Join a Community Garden\n\nCommunity gardens provide countless benefits to individuals\, communities\, our city\, and the planet. Have you dreamed of “getting your hands dirty” by becoming a community garden member\, but just didn’t know how to start? Join in an enlightening conversation with community garden leaders from across Brooklyn. Learn how to get involved with a community garden and find your unique place in the community garden movement. \nASL interpreter available upon request; contact community@bbg.org at least 2 weeks prior to the class date. \nFor more information about BBG’s community greening programs\, visit bbg.org/community. \n\n\n***\n\nDates: February 15\, 2024 Check for other dates\n\nMeets: Th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM\n\nLocation: Administration Building Lily Pool Room\n\nInstructor: Instructor Information\n\nMember Fee: $ 0.00\n\nNonmember Fee: $ 0.00\n\nNotes: Class size is limited & there may be a waiting list of people who would like to attend. If you can’t attend class\, thank you for calling 718-623-7220 to cancel your registration so that someone else may take your place. You must bring your registration confirmation to the Garden for admittance to each class session. Report to the security desk at the 1000 Washington Avenue entrance\, and you will be directed to your classroom. Show your confirmation for free admission to the Garden before each class. For drivers\, the parking lot is located at 900 Washington Avenue. Allow 5 to 10 minutes to walk from the parking lot to the Education building.
URL:https://gogreenbk.org/event/how-to-join-a-community-garden-an-east-new-york-community-garden-2-15-2024/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Botanic Garden\, 990 Washington Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education and Activism,Family Fun,Free,Outdoor,Volunteer Opportunities
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SUMMARY:For Educators - What Did a Plant Ever Do for You?
DESCRIPTION:This in-person course provides an introduction to the science and art of botany and horticulture using plants and gardens both at Brooklyn Botanic Garden and in the community. An understanding of the value of plants in natural and human history will complement an inquiry-based approach to learning how plants are built\, how they work\, and how they interact with the living and nonliving components of the diverse environments they inhabit. Emphasis is placed on experiential\, authentic learning that participants can readily bring back to their own educational settings. \nClasses run 4–6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays\, Wednesdays\, and Fridays. An additional 15 hours of asynchronous coursework will be assigned throughout the course. Fee includes curriculum materials and resources\, plants and potting-up supplies\, and access to the Garden. \n45 hours | Pre-K–12 Educators\nFee: $250 for non-credit\, $375 for credit\nDate: 12 sessions; July 5–August 1\, 2023
URL:https://gogreenbk.org/event/for-educators-what-did-a-plant-ever-do-for-you/
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