Spring 2012 Garden Classroom Workshops
January 21st, 2012
Upcoming Workshops at the Life Lab Garden Classroom
Saturday, March 10, 2012 – 9AM-3PM
New Offering Supporting English Learners in Science – See More Details – Cost: $150/person. 1 semester unit of graduate education credit available for an additional $60. Registration deadline, February 24, 2012.
Thursday – Friday, March 22-23, 2012 – 9AM-3:30PM
The Growing Classroom: Intro to Garden-Based Learning – See More Details – Cost: $300/person. 1 … [Read More →]
Feeling Fine with Fresh Foods Lesson Packet
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Feeling Fine With Fresh Foods
Lesson packet from our Feeling Fine with Fresh Foods Field Trip.
Our winter field trip helps students make the important connection between their health and the foods they choose. Classes explore our Garden Classroom and the UCSC Farm, and activities prepare students to make informed decisions about what they eat.
Download the pre/post visit lesson packet (25 pages) for 3rd-5th grades which includes:
- Stone Soup
Making Garden Signs
January 31st, 2012While managing the Life Lab Garden Classroom I have learned what makes a good sign – a good sign is one that you don't have to repair year after year. Unless of course you want sign making to be a project for your students year after year.
Labeling plants helps kids to learn about them and connect what they eat with what is growing in the garden. It isn't just … [Read More →]
Things Haven’t Changed Much
January 18th, 2012
In 1996 Life Lab was a 17 year old organization. Now at the ripe old age of 33 it is fun to look back at what we were sharing during our wild teen years.
Really not much has changed. Well, except the hairdos, computers and a few other things, but all in all school gardens were based on the same concepts as today. Sun, soil, water and air mixed with … [Read More →]
2011 Program Highlights
January 3rd, 2012
It has been another successful season of growth, learning and wonder for Life Lab and the thousands of kids, youth, families, teachers and schools we serve. Hear what our program participants had to say about our work in in our 2011 Highlights flier.
2011 by the numbers:
- 3,100 children participated in field trips and camps at our Garden Classroom
- 893 teens grew stronger, healthier and more inspired though "Food,
Six Seed Trail Mix
January 2nd, 2012
A great extension to a seed study lesson. Make a trail mix of edible seeds while students practice math skills. While eating your trail mix discuss all the ways we eat seeds and grains. Download seed cards and lesson.… [Read More →]
Rolling into the New Year
January 2nd, 2012 |
| Life Lab Holiday Roller Party |
We are looking forward to a new year of bringing learning to life in a garden.
As we get ready to roll we invite you to take a look at our staff holiday party pics. The Santa Cruz Roller Palladium hosted our mini-gala. Not quite like most staff holiday parties, but we sure had fun!… [Read More →]
“Food, What?!” Selected for Good Times Community Fund
November 29th, 2011Our "Food, What?!" Youth Program was selected as one of four programs in the Good Times Community Fund.
We have the goal to raise $12,500 through the Good Times Community Fund. Right now, every dollar donated will be matched. Please Consider a Year-End Donation to Keep FoodWhat Going and Growing in 2012! Every bit counts–from $10 to $10,000–each contribution will keep us strong and supports local youth! 
View the … [Read More →]
Shared Adventures
November 8th, 2011
Life Lab partnered with Shared Adventures, a local nonprofit which organizes recreation activities for people with special needs, to host an inclusive Farm-to-Fork Field Trip for 14 adults and 2 children from the special needs community. View the photos. Despite mobility limitations, our field trip participants explored the CASFS Farm and harvested a medley of fruits and vegetables to taste as they identified edible plant parts. One culinary … [Read More →]
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