Re: after school programs

Ali,

One of our schools has a very successful after school garden program based on reading.  Its called Reading in the Garden.  It was fairly easy to get a few hundred dollars from a civic club to buy child level books on gardening, nature, ect.  On nice days the group does some weeding, garden tending, and other outdoor activites, and they connect the hands-on with the books the group reads together.  This has been so popular that too many kids sign up each semester.

Just an idea. 

Don Lambert
GICD Dallas

Ali Mramor wrote:

Hello all – I am working on starting up an after school gardening program at one of the inner-city elementary schools here in Cincinnati.  We have a nearby children’s garden in the community with which I have done summer programming for the neighborhood kids over the past couple of years. I am looking to expand the program throughout more months of the year to keep the kids engaged and to create a greater sense of ownership in the garden.  I am searching for similar programs that have been successful around the country.  Any info you can provide will be well appreciated.  Many thanks in advance.

 

Ali Mramor

Youth Education Coordinator

Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati

2715 Reading Road

Cincinnati, Ohio 45206

ph. 513.221.0981 x11

fx. 513.221.0961

 

Visit us on the web: http://www.civicgardencenter.org

 

 

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