ACGA New Curriculum Training
- Subject: [cg] ACGA New Curriculum Training
- From: B* J*
- Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 13:29:45 -0500
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ALL INVITED to attend ACGA's first
training with Growing Communities Curriculum: Community Buklding &
Organizational Development through Community
Gardening
This fall, the American Community Gardening
Association (ACGA) unveiled their new curriculum for leadership development
entitled Growing Communities
Curriculum: Community Buklding & Organizational Development through
Community Gardening.
This curriculum provides an in-depth exploration of the practices and
strategies community organizers can use to develop dynamic leaders and create
strong communities through a participatory approach to community building. If you are interested in learning more
about this program, the Chicago Botanic Garden will host a workshop led by
Kendall Dunnigan and Betsy Johnson.
The focus will be to train community gardening facilitators who, in turn,
will share this information with their neighborhood garden leaders.
The 2-day workshop will be held at the Chicago
Botanic Garden on January 31st and February
1st. The
program outline is as follows:
Day 1
Overview of Growing
Communities Curriculum
Community Organization Workshop
Workshop Facilitation Methods & FacilGroup Workshop
Preparation
Group Workshop Preparation
Day
2
Group Presentations of Curriculum workshops
Analysis & Discussion of Workshop Presentation
Process
The cost for the workshop is $75
per program participant , and includes a copy of the Curriculum and
Cultivating Community Principles & Practices ($45 value),
continental breakfast and lunch on Thursday and Friday, and dinner on
Thursday. Attendees are responsible
for their own hotel arrangements, which can be made at a number of nearby
hotels. The most reasonable is the
Red Roof Inn at a rate of $57.99 + tax per night. Reservations for the Red Roof can be
made by calling (847) 205-1755.
Enrollment for the training is limited to 25, so don’t delay in filling
out the ATTACHED registration form and mailing it along with your
enrollment fee payable to the Chicago Botanic
Garden. Feel free to
make copies of the registration for others in your organization. If you have any questions about the
training or cannot afford housing, please contact Eliza Fournier at (847)
835-8352 or e*@chicagobotanic.org or
Betsy Johnson at (617) 542-7696 or b*@gardenfutures.org
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Attachment:
ACGA Registration Form-Chicagotraining1-02.doc
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