Re: cg summer program grades 1-5

**A*@aol.com**

Friend, 

As I get older, I get lazier - if a wheel has been invented, I'll slap it on 
my wagon in a heartbeat.  The Brooklyn Botanical Garden's 92 year old 
children's garden program is truly wonderful.  

A few years back, my late wife Allegra and I toured the Brooklyn Botanical 
Garden with a docent that Brooklyn Greenbridge director and ACGA had set up for 
us as an anniversary gift.  We were especially impressed with their Children's 
Garden program, which seemed like a children's wonderland of small trowels 
and wheelbarrows, and intent young gardeners. 
http://www.bbg.org/edu/children/cg_history.html

It would be hard to duplicate in a summer, but if you get some programming 
information from the BBG - I'd contact Ellen Kirby at  ellenkirby@bbg.org - 
there are plenty of "wheels" up there with child sized weeders. I'm sure there are 
copies of curriculum in the library there as well. 

Best wishes and good luck, 
Adam Honigman

> Subj: [cg] cg summer program grades 1-5 
>  Date: 6/9/05 10:22:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time
>  From: pjhannon@uwalumni.com
>  To: community_garden@mallorn.com
>  CC: mpaulus@madison.k12.wi.us
>  Sent from the Internet 
> 
> 
> 
> I have a group of 10 first through fifth graders interested in plants and
> gardening as well as a donated community garden plot and vegetable
> seeds/seedlings.  With the help of a few other volunteers, we are setting up 
> an
> after school/summer program for these kids.  What we are trying to do is 
> teach
> these kids the basics of plants and gardening, the importance of fruits and
> veggies in a healthy lifestyle, and instill an appreciation of nature.
> 
> Has anyone done anything similar?  Just about ready to get started and am 
> trying
> to get a feel for the depth of knowledge this age group typically has with
> plants.  I don't want to bore them, but don't want to get too complicated
> either!  Any suggestions for activities aside from basic garden tasks?  Any
> help or suggestions would be very  much appreciated.

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