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Why should kids have all the fun this summer? Now, teachers interested in greener classrooms can get in on the action too. Garden Camp for Teachers is a weeklong hands-on workshop that shows instructors how to incorporate dynamic plant-related activities into their curriculum.

Garden Camp for Teachers I provides a primer in plant-based education. Instruction focuses on the basics of plant parts and functions, ecosystem and plant adaptations, urban ecology, and soils. This workshop will enable educators to perform plant-based activities using commonly available materials, such as produce from the grocery store, and conduct explorations in schoolyards. Participants need not have access to a school garden, habitat, or natural area.

Cost: $75 for Chicago Public School teachers; non-CPS teachers, please call for fee and availability
Grade level: K-12
CPDU credits: 48
CPS Lane credits: 3
Graduate credits: 3

Additionally, this class will meet on September 12, 2009, plus one Saturday (date to be determined) in spring 2010.

Garden Camp for Teachers is presented by the Chicago Botanic Garden, in partnership with Openlands and the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance.  

Click here for more information about Garden Camp for Teachers and the wide range of teachers’ programs available at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

For more information about the Green Teacher Network, a resource for educators who want to turn their school garden or classroom windowsill into a living laboratory, please contact Education Coordinator Jaime Zaplatosch via e-mail or by phone at 312-863-6270.