This week we'll learn about pollination and better understand basic vocabulary surrounding plant and animal life as related to pollination
In the garden and kitchen we'll plant, harvest & cook with carrots, beets, onions, and radishes. We'll also explore dry measurement by mixing a large batch of soil using bulk ingredients like peat moss, perlite, vermiculite, greensand, clay, compost and more
Registration for this schedule starts on 08/01/2022 and ends on 09/15/2022
Participants must be 5 years or older when the program starts..
This week we'll observe and dissect different flowers and introduce the parts of plants
In the garden and kitchen we'll plant, harvest and cook with broccoli, cabbage, kale, and collards. We'll also explore states of matter using paint & sandpaper and demonstrate how liquids turn to solids and rough surfaces become smooth
Registration for this schedule starts on 08/01/2022 and ends on 09/22/2022
Participants must be 5 years or older when the program starts..
This week we'll compare and contrast different flowers focusing on how stamen and pistil vary by species
In the garden and kitchen we'll plant, harvest and cook with garlic & onions. We'll also explore measurement using short & long rulers, measure things in the garden and learn how to estimate long distances by walking
Registration for this schedule starts on 08/01/2022 and ends on 09/29/2022
Participants must be 5 years or older when the program starts..
This week we'll focus on the pollen itself, elaborating on self pollination & cross pollination, using our microscopes & magnifying glasses to see pollen better
In the garden and kitchen we'll plant, harvest and cook with different lettuces. We'll also explore ecosystems by making a Moss Garden for home using different plants & soils
Registration for this schedule starts on 08/01/2022 and ends on 10/06/2022
Participants must be 5 years or older when the program starts..
This week we'll learn how pollen gets from one plant to another and different ways pollination occurs (wind rain animals etc)
In the garden and kitchen we'll plant, harvest and cook with different culinary herbs; parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, dill, fennel, basil, lemon balm. We'll also build a solar oven and dry herbs in it
Registration for this schedule starts on 08/01/2022 and ends on 10/13/2022
Participants must be 5 years or older when the program starts..
This week we'll explore the birds of WNC, ways birds pollinate, make binoculars to take home, go on a bird watching expedition (weather permitting) and listen to different bird calls
In the garden we'll plant a few trees demonstrating the proper way to dig the hole, amend, mulch and water. In the kitchen we will cook with fruit that grows on trees.
Registration for this schedule starts on 08/01/2022 and ends on 10/20/2022
Participants must be 5 years or older when the program starts..
This week we'll explore the different bats of WNC, learn how bats pollinate, explore echolocation, and better understand bat habitat
In the garden we'll install more perennial plants in and around our campus. We'll also explore force & motion using wheelbarrows, garden tools, saws, and more
Registration for this schedule starts on 08/01/2022 and ends on 10/27/2022
Participants must be 5 years or older when the program starts..
This week we'll compare & contrast hive bees/honey bees with native/solitary bees, do a honey taste test, look at dead bees under microscopes, and explore bees in nature
In the garden we'll put some of our garden beds to sleep for the winter by adding manures and mulches to our rows. We'll also explore area and circumference using twine, measuring tapes, and estimation by feet & walking
Registration for this schedule starts on 08/01/2022 and ends on 11/03/2022
Participants must be 5 years or older when the program starts..
This week we'll explore the butterfly life cycle, look into monarchs and migration, and explore the life cycles of different butterfly species
In the garden we'll contemplate different season extension techniques; floating row cover, heavy mulching, cloches, cold frames, hoop houses. We'll also explore liquid measurement using buckets, funnels, spray bottles and more
Registration for this schedule starts on 08/01/2022 and ends on 11/10/2022
Participants must be 5 years or older when the program starts..
This week we'll go on a bug hunt, collect and observe insects, look at our bug collection, learn the parts of an insect, compare & contrast different insects, look at bugs under microscopes & magnifying glasses
In the garden we'll explore different places animals live in the garden and enhance their surroundings to encourage overwintering. We'll also explore geometry by going on a scavenger hunt for shapes in the garden
Registration for this schedule starts on 08/01/2022 and ends on 11/17/2022
Participants must be 5 years or older when the program starts..
The Educational Garden Project is pleased to offer another year of homeschool classes! We organize our guided activities to surround a weekly theme where we continuously dive deeper into each of these different concepts. Projects are set up on tables and intermittently throughout the day our staff guides another experience
Each weekly theme can be found above with a small description of what we'll be doing. Each day, kids will bring home things that they've been working on (plants, flowers, food, bugs, projects, seeds, rocks, etc.)
Fresh produce is our primary engagement tool and it is very common for children to come home with food to share. Every day we cook something and every day we work in our gardens
We believe that play is a priority and encourage children to be free in their desires to play. It is common to see our staff and volunteers working on gardening projects while kids come and go, playing nearby
Come for a day or come for the whole session!
Please contact The Educational Garden Project if you have any questions.