Planning and Organizing Sustainable Gardening Programs Online Course

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101a: Planning and Organizing Sustainable Gardening Programs for Children, Youth, Adults and Communities


Looking to start a school or community-based garden program, but do not know where to begin? This course focuses on the foundations and benefits of garden-based learning, and provides the tools, resources, and collaborative support needed to plan, organize and develop a successful and sustainable gardening program that fits your organization’s needs. Using a logic model approach to program development, this course is perfect for educators, program staff, volunteers, volunteer coordinators or anyone wanting to develop a community garden, school garden, or garden-based learning program for youth, adults, or people with disabilities in their local community, school, Cooperative Extension, or afterschool program. While we will address school gardening from the context of planning, we will not focus on curriculum integration and other facets of learning activities and lesson plans. These are addressed in course 101b. For more information: http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/hort/teaching/distance-learning/garden-programs.cfm


Six week online Distance Learning Course offered through Moodle starting September 4, 2012. Cost: $500 per person