Helping Kids Get Healthy
A Workshop Series for Youth Educators
These unique workshops are designed for teachers and volunteers who work in youth education programs that focus on nutrition and gardening. Join DUG’s Education Team to learn different ways to use your school garden and how to teach hands-on lessons in gardening and nutrition. Workshops are offered seasonally, and each workshop highlights unique, seasonally-appropriate lessons from DUG’s School Garden and Nutrition Curriculum. Each workshop includes a garden-related lesson, a nutrition lesson and a snack component.
2012 Workshops
Registration is open about one month prior to each workshop date.
- Seed Starting in the Classroom
Thursday, January 26th, 5:00 - 7:00pm
Learn how to build and use grow-labs to start seedlings with youth. Engage students in the process of discovering new ways of incorporating fruits and vegetables into their daily diets.
- Plot Planning & Planting in a School Garden
Thursday, March 15th, 5:00 - 7:00pm
Prepare for the upcoming gardening season by learning the basics of plot planning and spring planting for school gardens. Get students thinking about what makes up their food by learning about plant parts.
- Exploring Summer Garden Programs
Thursday, May 10th, 5:00 - 7:00pm
Prepare for your summer youth garden program at this workshop. We will discuss best practices, learn fun and simple garden activities and share ideas and challenges with other program coordinators and DUG staff.
- Transforming the Mature Garden into a Learning Tool
Thursday, August 2nd, 5:00 - 7:00pm
Become familiar with a mature, summer garden in this interactive, hands-on workshop that focuses on using the garden as a learning tool once students have returned from summer break. Nutrition lesson TBA.
- Worm Composting in the Classroom
Thursday, October 25th, 5:00 - 7:00pm
Learn how to build a worm compost bin that can be kept in the classroom throughout the winter. Students will learn concepts related to life cycles and decomposition, and can use their compost in the garden in the springtime. Nutrition lesson TBA.
Also see:
About Youth Education
School Garden and Nutrition Curriculum
Youth Farmers' Markets
Connecting Generations
Denver School Garden Coalition
