[Community_garden] School Garden Curriculum

[Kimberly Andrews]

Jessica,
 
One of the best school curriculums is the Junior Master Gardener Program.  This program is quite comprehensive for the elementary (developed first) and middle school age groups.  A high school version is being developed, but is not ready yet; however, it is easy to alter the middle school program to adapt it to that level.   The email website for this program is http://jmgkids.us/.  
 
There are also specialty programs on Literature in the Garden, Wildlife in the Garden, and Nutrition in the Garden that can be used as stand alone programs or integrated with the basic program.  The elementary program has workbooks, but that can be too expensive for some budgets to purchase one for each student.  You can do the program without using the workbooks, or purchase one workbook and then make your own worksheets.
 
To obtain help with the program you can contact your local County Extension Office and its Master Gardener Association.
 
Kim Andrews
Coppell Community Garden
 
 
 
> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 06:52:06 -0700> From: jessicasumner at yahoo.com> To: community_garden at list.communitygarden.org> Subject: [Community_garden] School Garden Cirriculum> > I am a community garden coordinator from Memphis TN> and am looking for some good cirriculums for school> gardens. I haven't been able to find one that is> comprehensive enough. I need to learn about start-up> too. If anyone can point me in the right direction,> I'd be very grateful.> Thanks,> > Jessica Sumner> Grow Memphis Garden Coordinator> 1000 S. Cooper> Memphis TN, 38104> 901.725.4990 (office)> 901-691-5271 (cell)> > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make it a reality with Yahoo! Autos.> http://autos.yahoo.com/index.html> > > > > _______________________________________________> The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org> > To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden at list.communitygarden.org> > To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
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