Little Rock, AK - Dunbar's Summer Course on School Gardening



 -----Original Message-----
 From: John Kepner [j*@aristotle.net] 
Friends,

I rec'd this from friends in Little Rock, AK who keep me posted on happenings 
at the Dunbar Community Garden, one of the finest school community gardens I 
know. To learn more about Dunbar (and the AUGER program ) just go to the ACGA 
website and click on the Arkansas/AUGER link.

Best wishes,
Adam Honigman
 
 As you know, Dunbar will be presenting a one day course on school gardening
 this summer in conjuction with 
 the UAMS Partners in Health Science Course Program
 
 These courses are normally aimed at science teachers in AR... and any other
 teachers interested in the subjects.  
 
 By special arrangement, this course will be open to others interested in
 school and community gardens, 
 esp Heifer partners and potential partners and those associated with the AR
 Hunger Coalition
 
 The course is free, but participants must register through the PIHS program
 the website is http://k14education.uams.edu/
 
  Please feel free to communicate this to your members via your newsletters
 and other communications to your partners, members and friends.  
 
 The description is shown below.  
 
 
 Thanks
 John Kepner
 
 
 School Gardens and School Curricular Objectives:
 A Hands-On, Edible, Educational Model
 
 
 Thursday, June 26, 2003
 9 to 2pm,  Dunbar Garden in Little Rock, AR
 
 
 This mini course will be held at the Dunbar Garden, not at UAMS. Dunbar
 Garden Project (DGP) is located at 18th and Chester (8 blocks S of 630).
 Participants need to drive/car pool to the DGP for this workshop.
 Registration at DGP will occur from 8:30-9 AM. 
 
 Participants will tour the garden and learn how: 1) curriculum objectives
 can be formally integrated into gardening classes, 2) school gardens can
 improve the diets of school children and 3) school gardens can be fun!  How
 school gardens might grow in different ways at other locations will be a key
 topic of discussion.  School gardens are a wonderful way to preserve the
 relationship between education and the natural world using the garden as a
 teacher.  They are also a proven means to improve the diets of school
 children.  
 
 
 The Dunbar Garden Project (DGP) in Little Rock is an award-winning school
 garden.  It's a 2 acre-outdoor classroom adjacent to Gibbs magnet elementary
 school, Dunbar middle school and the Williams public library.  The Garden
 provides over 150 hands-on gardening and environmental educational classes a
 year linked to school curriculum objectives.  The rest of the "Dunbar model"
 consists of a three-season job-training program for teenagers, an adult
 gardening section and gifting to local food pantries.  
 
 Professionally managed the Garden has been in operation since 1992.  In
 2002, the DGP became a Heifer Project Partner. Lunch will be provided.  
 
 Faculty
 John Kepner             Executive Director, 
                         Arkansas Urban Gardening Educational Resources, Inc.
 
 Pratt Remmel,           Founder and Director of the Dunbar Garden Project
                         President of AUGER
 
 Judy Bryant,            Education Director of the Dunbar Garden Project
 
 
 Agenda: Title: School Gardens and School Curricular Objectives: A Hands-On,
 Edible, Educational Model
 
 June 26, 2003
 
 8:30 - 9        Registration at the Williams Library
                 1800 S. Chester St.  (adjacent to the garden). 
 > 
 9-9:15          Welcome and Introduction 
                 John Kepner, Executive Director
                 Arkansas Urban Gardening Educational Resources, Inc.  AUGER
 
 9:15-10:00      History and Evolution of the Dunbar Garden Project
                 Pratt Remmel, Founder and Director of the Dunbar Garden
                 President of AUGER
 
 10:00-11:00     Tour of the Garden
 
 11:00-12:00     Integrating school garden programs w/ curriculum objectives
                 Judy Bryant, Dunbar Garden Education Director
 
 12:00-1:00      Lunch provided
 
 1:00-2:00       Discussion and Evaluation
                 As possible, a new and emerging school garden in Little Rock 
 will
                 be present to discuss alternative models and curriculum. 
 
 
  
 Handouts
 
 History of Dunbar Garden and Auger from Website
 World Ark Article.  
 Nutrition News article
 Curriculum
         International Studies
         Education Based
         Bibliography of books used.  
 Whole Earth Article 
 Worm workshop handout
 Article about PHE?  >>
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  • Subject: FW: Dunbar's Summer Course on School Gardening
  • From: Hope Coulter a*@FLASH.NET
  • Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 10:04:10 -0500
  • Comments: To: Wesley McFadden , Teresa Reed , Shellie O'Quinn , "Rev. Howard Gardner" , Pratt Remmel 
    , Marian Berry ,         Liz Lucker ,         Leigh Ann Fellows ,         Kitty Sanders ,         Judy Bryant ,         Judith Lovenstein ,         John Kepner ,         jcarson@uaex.edu, Gwen Childers ,         Gary Ludwig ,         Ellen Fennell ,         Dawn Jackson ,         Bryan Day , AUGER
  • Importance: Normal
This should be a FUN and interesting way to spend a summer day!  Everyone is
encouraged to sign up.

-----Original Message-----
From: John Kepner [j*@aristotle.net] 
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 3:52 PM
To: jesse.strassburg@heifer.org; arhunger@flash.net
Cc: prem@aristotle.net; cte24955@centurytel.net; BurnsBob@uams.edu
Subject: Dunbar's Summer Course on School Gardening

Jesse and Hope

As you know, Dunbar will be presenting a one day course on school gardening
this summer in conjuction with 
the UAMS Partners in Health Science Course Program

These courses are normally aimed at science teachers in AR... and any other
teachers interested in the subjects.  

By special arrangement, this course will be open to others interested in
school and community gardens, 
esp Heifer partners and potential partners and those associated with the AR
Hunger Coalition

The course is free, but participants must register through the PIHS program
the website is http://k14education.uams.edu/

 Please feel free to communicate this to your members via your newsletters
and other communications to your partners, members and friends.  

The description is shown below.  


Thanks
John Kepner


School Gardens and School Curricular Objectives:
A Hands-On, Edible, Educational Model


Thursday, June 26, 2003
9 to 2pm,  Dunbar Garden in Little Rock, AR


This mini course will be held at the Dunbar Garden, not at UAMS. Dunbar
Garden Project (DGP) is located at 18th and Chester (8 blocks S of 630).
Participants need to drive/car pool to the DGP for this workshop.
Registration at DGP will occur from 8:30-9 AM. 

Participants will tour the garden and learn how: 1) curriculum objectives
can be formally integrated into gardening classes, 2) school gardens can
improve the diets of school children and 3) school gardens can be fun!  How
school gardens might grow in different ways at other locations will be a key
topic of discussion.  School gardens are a wonderful way to preserve the
relationship between education and the natural world using the garden as a
teacher.  They are also a proven means to improve the diets of school
children.  


The Dunbar Garden Project (DGP) in Little Rock is an award-winning school
garden.  It's a 2 acre-outdoor classroom adjacent to Gibbs magnet elementary
school, Dunbar middle school and the Williams public library.  The Garden
provides over 150 hands-on gardening and environmental educational classes a
year linked to school curriculum objectives.  The rest of the "Dunbar model"
consists of a three-season job-training program for teenagers, an adult
gardening section and gifting to local food pantries.  

Professionally managed the Garden has been in operation since 1992.  In
2002, the DGP became a Heifer Project Partner. Lunch will be provided.  

Faculty
John Kepner             Executive Director, 
                        Arkansas Urban Gardening Educational Resources, Inc.

Pratt Remmel,           Founder and Director of the Dunbar Garden Project
                        President of AUGER

Judy Bryant,            Education Director of the Dunbar Garden Project


Agenda: Title: School Gardens and School Curricular Objectives: A Hands-On,
Edible, Educational Model

June 26, 2003

8:30 - 9        Registration at the Williams Library
                1800 S. Chester St.  (adjacent to the garden). 
> 
9-9:15          Welcome and Introduction 
                John Kepner, Executive Director
                Arkansas Urban Gardening Educational Resources, Inc.  AUGER

9:15-10:00      History and Evolution of the Dunbar Garden Project
                Pratt Remmel, Founder and Director of the Dunbar Garden
                President of AUGER

10:00-11:00     Tour of the Garden

11:00-12:00     Integrating school garden programs w/ curriculum objectives
                Judy Bryant, Dunbar Garden Education Director

12:00-1:00      Lunch provided

1:00-2:00       Discussion and Evaluation
                As possible, a new and emerging school garden in Little Rock
will
                be present to discuss alternative models and curriculum. 




Handouts

History of Dunbar Garden and Auger from Website
World Ark Article.  
Nutrition News article
Curriculum
        International Studies
        Education Based
        Bibliography of books used.  
Whole Earth Article 
Worm workshop handout
Article about PHE?
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