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Garden-Enhanced Nutrition Education Workshop
Location and Cost Options
Life Lab's Garden Classroom on the UC Santa Cruz Campus: $150/participant (1 day). 1 semester unit of graduate education credit available.
Register for upcoming Plant It, Grow It, Eat It! workshop
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Your school site: $1,500 for 1 day, plus travel costs for two trainers. 25 participant maximum. 1 semester unit of graduate education credit available.
Workshop Description
We have so much to share about garden-enhanced nutrition education, we created two unique workshop agendas: one for the fall and one for the spring! Each workshop includes lessons on different topics, unique seasonal recipes, and gardening themes. Make the connection from seed to table in this fun and delicious workshop. We will explore ways to teach nutrition to elementary and middle school students through gardening, harvesting, and meal preparation.
Learn …
- How to lead highly engaging, motivating, hands-on health and nutrition lessons and activities.
- Management strategies for harvesting, preparing, and enjoying fresh fruits and vegetables with students.
Take home …
- An activity packet with standards-based lessons, recipes, and garden kitchen resources.
View our Garden-Enhanced Nutrition Education Resource Page, many of these resources are shared during our workshop.
Participant Comments
One of the best organized days of hands-on activities and philosophical underpinnings I've ever seen.
Plant It! Grow It! Eat It! has been very beneficial to my teaching practice. It has allowed me to validate the amount of time and activities my class spends on nutrition/garden lessons. I have been able to expand my repertoire of teaching activities. I have become more knowledgeable about nutrition and therefore have been able to connect the families a lot more easily to our goals. I have noticed that my students are taking pride in eating healthy and therefore seem more likely to continue to do so!
I feel a healthier relationship to my class when I get to teach them about what I believe in: healthy lifestyle choices.
My participation in Life Lab has … made nutrition instruction doable and fun. As I slowly "snuck" the lessons in, I realized how much fun the children were having, and how much they needed it. Now I hope to be "caught" teaching Life Lab activities. Our kids are bringing sliced cucumbers and other healthy snacks to share with their friends. This leaves me with a smile on my face.
I feel much more comfortable planting in the garden because of the support and training provided to me by your staff.
Thank you for the invaluable contribution you are making to education!
View all scheduled upcoming Garden Classroom workshops
All workshops require advanced registration and deposit.
To set up a workshop for your school site, please call Life Lab Science Program at (831) 459-3833 or email us at education@lifelab.org
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