USDA Opens People’s Garden Initiative to Gardens Nationwide

USDA is expanding its People’s Garden Initiative to include eligible gardens nationwide.  School gardens, community gardens, urban farms, and small-scale agriculture projects in rural, suburban, and urban areas can be recognized as a “People’s Garden” if they register on the USDA website and meet criteria including benefitting the community, working collaboratively, incorporating conservation practices, and educating the public. Affiliate People’s Garden locations will be indicated on a map on the USDA website, featured in USDA communications, and provided with a People’s Garden sign. 

To learn more about signing up for the People’s Garden, view USDA’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeWzB6qFiiA

ASPDP Course “Energy, Water and Waste: Integrating Themes of Sustainability Into Your Classroom” Open to All DOE Teachers. Please share!

Dear Educators,

Please share the following information with your teaching networks regarding our upcoming ASPDP Professional Learning course, "Energy, Water, and Waste: Integrating Themes of Sustainability Into Your Classroom." We hope you can join us!

NY Sun Works is offering a professional learning course focusing on sustainability in the classroom this spring through the DOE’s After School Professional Development Program.

Energy, Water, and Waste: Integrating Themes of Sustainability into Your Classroom offers K-12 science and classroom teachers the unique opportunity to delve deeper into global environmental issues on a local level. Situated within the novel setting of a NY Sun Works sustainable rooftop hydroponic urban farm/Greenhouse Classroom, this course allows teachers to learn more about current environmental concerns through a blend of technology, discussion, and engaging hands-on projects. This course has been approved by the DOE After School Professional Development Program (ASPDP ) AND MAY BE COUNTED FOR 3 “P” or A+ CREDITS or 45 HOURS CTLE.

THERE ARE STILL A FEW SEATS LEFT!

REGISTRATION CLOSES THIS FRIDAY, March 6th!

LOCATION:

The Sun Works Center at PS 333
154 W 93rd Street, New York, NY 10025

DATES:
Saturdays March-May: 9:00am – 5:30pm
3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28; 4/25; 5/2

TO REGISTER:
Course Code: P134-8982.1S20
To register, visit the ASPDP coursecatalog. Registration closes March 6.

COST:
$125 NYC DOE ASPDP fee ONLY
All materials provided by NY Sun Works

COURSE INSTRUCTOR:
Shakira Provasoli
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NY SUN WORKS CONTACT:
Nathaniel Coburn
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Wildlife & Fisheries Ecologist

EVENT

Schoolyard Habitats® Teacher Workshop

November 5, 2019 | 8:30am-2:30pm

P.S. 29 | 425 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Free; for K-8 Teachers

Learn how to transform your schoolyard into an outdoor classroom and habitat for wildlife! Take a deep dive into National Wildlife Federation’s Schoolyard Habitats® program during a full day professional development workshop on Chancellor’s Day.

CONTEST

Jason Learning 2020 Recycling Video & Poster Contest

GRANTS/AWARDS

Toshiba Grants for Grades 6-12

ACS High School Chemistry Teaching Award

NYAITC Grow With Us Grant

NYAITC Teacher of the Year

Annie’s Grants for Gardens

Community Revitalization Fellowship

American Climate Leadership Awards

New Profit’s Post Secondary Innovation for Equity Initiative

The Goggio Foundation

Lexus Eco Challenge

Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation

Robert F. Schumann Foundation

Budding Botanist Grant

Go Green Grants

Energize the Environment Grants

H20 for Life Mini-Grants

CPF Teacher Training: Experiential Learning: Using Parks as Outdoor Classrooms

Dear NYC School Teachers and Educators,

It is our pleasure to announce that City Parks Foundation LEARN is bringing back the Teacher Training Program that was launched in the fall of 2019. The training theme is Experiential Learning: Using Parks as Outdoor Classrooms. If you are a teacher or know a teacher, who wants to take your students outside and lead meaningful educational activities outdoors, this training is for you.

This ASPDP and CTLE Certified program is a professional development opportunity for school day, after-school, and youth educators that will enable them to incorporate the knowledge and skills learned in their programs. Experiential Learning: Using Parks as Outdoor Classrooms will provide teachers with academic and administrative tools to conduct science lessons using a New York City park as their outdoor classroom. Focusing on forest ecology in the Fall 2019 course, topics will include urban forest cycles and wildlife adaptations with hands-on activities such as learning to identify NYC trees and catching and observing aquatic species. Teachers will take away lessons and activities as well as logistics on how to plan and smoothly implement outdoor field experiences with students.

The deadline to apply is October 1st. Please sign up HERE. We look forward to working with you!

With regards,

Luis Gonzalez | Associate Director of Environmental Education

Seeds to Trees & Coastal Classroom

City Parks Foundation | 1234 Fifth Avenue, Room 219, New York, NY 10065

p. 212-360-3332 | e. lgonzalez

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CPF Learning Gardens Part-Time Educator Position

Good morning,

We are looking for someone to fill our school day position that goes from now until the end of June. This candidate will work with schools and our gardens located in Jamaica, Queens and Morrisania, Bronx. Must have valid driver’s license.

The position is 3 days/week. You can find the job description here: https://cityparksfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/LG-19-Part-time-School-Day-Educator.pdf

Thanks and everyone have a great week!

-Manna

Manna Hara | Associate Director of Environmental Education, Learning Gardens
City Parks Foundation | 1234 Fifth Avenue Room 213 New York, NY 10029
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EcoKidz Volunteer Docent

Good morning garden community!

I wanted to share an exciting opportunity with you all: we are looking for docents to help us teach our new Learning Gardens afterschool workshop program: ECOKIDZ!

EcoKidz is where late elementary and middle school students learn the importance of growing vegetables, herbs, and beneficial plants for food, medicine and beauty at one of the Learning Gardens sites. The program will be available for drop-in sessions. Participants will be able to help tend crops, make quick healthy dishes, create beauty care products, and more!

This position is best for people in the neighborhood who have prior experience who want to volunteer their time and/or want to learn more about teaching outdoors in a garden setting. Docents will be working alongside our school day programming staff who is knowledgeable and an expert in her field.

The program takes place at Abib Newborn Learning Garden, located on 495 Osborn Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Please see the pdf flyer attached (or you can email me) and the volunteer position can be found here: https://cityparksfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/LG-19-EcoKidz-Volunteer-Docent-1-1.pdf

Happy first day of school!
-Manna Hara
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Manna Hara | Associate Director of Environmental Education, Learning Gardens
City Parks Foundation | 1234 Fifth Avenue Room 213 New York, NY 10029
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We are hiring!

Dear School Gardeners,

Please spread the word – we are looking for new staff to grow our school hydroponic gardening programs to teach science and sustainability to our NYC students!

Best,
Megan

Megan Nordgrén
Director of Program Development
157 Columbus Avenue Suite 432 | New York 10023
www.nysunworks.org | 646-872-0402

Email for Guest Gardener

Sorry it didn’t go through.

Email Jessica directly at kewkidsforest(at)gmail.com

Manna Hara | Associate Director of Environmental Education, Learning Gardens
City Parks Foundation | 1234 Fifth Avenue Room 213 New York, NY 10029
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Guest gardener needed!

Hi everyone,

I’m posting for a friend who is in need of a guest gardener during DOE’s spring break! They had someone cancel last minute and they are scrambling to find an alternate. I’m hoping someone from this group can help!

Jessica is from the Kew Kids Forest School in Queens and they are trying to get a small school garden started.

Needed: guest gardener
Audience: 10 students, pre-K
Dates: M-F April 22-26 from 8:30am/9-11am (all days needed)
Stipend: $30 per day
Content: to speak and facilitate some garden activities

She has some basic topics and activities already along with bags of compost and seedlings.

If anyone is available, please contact Jessica directly at kewkidsforest.

Thank you and Happy Spring!

Manna Hara | Associate Director of Environmental Education, Learning Gardens
City Parks Foundation | 1234 Fifth Avenue Room 213 New York, NY 10029
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City Parks Foundation Teacher Training Workshop

Dear Friends,

It is our pleasure to announce that City Parks Foundation LEARN is launching our spring season Teacher Training Program starting this spring of 2019. The training theme is Experiential Learning: Using Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms. If you are a teacher, or know a teacher, who wants to take your students outside and lead meaningful educational activities outdoors, this training is for you.

This ASPDP and CTLE Certified program is a professional development opportunity for school day, after-school, and youth educators that will enable them to incorporate the knowledge and skills learned in their programs. Experiential Learning: Using Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms will provide teachers with academic and administrative tools to conduct science lessons using a Gardens as their outdoor classroom. Focusing on garden ecology in the Spring 2019 course. Topics will include urban forest cycles and wildlife adaptations with hands-on activities such as learning to identify NYC trees and catching and observing aquatic species. Teachers will take away lessons and activities as well as logistics on how to plan and smoothly implement outdoor field experiences with students.

Spots are filling up fast! Deadline to apply is April 1st. Please sign up on our website: https://cityparksfoundation.org/teacher-training/ to register. We look forward to working with you!

With regards,

Manna Hara | Associate Director of Environmental Education, Learning Gardens
City Parks Foundation | 1234 Fifth Avenue Room 213 New York, NY 10029
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