Gardening Workshop

Submitted by alsanders on Fri, 2016-06-17 13:07

Description:

In May 2016, the Thompson Association of Retired Educators (TARE) put on a Gardening Workshop for kids. The kids paid $10 each and they got to hear a story about seeds ("What Kinds of Seeds are These?" by Heidi Roemer) and they each got to plant some Marigold seeds and transplant a Coleus that one of the teachers had brought in from her garden. Excess funds from the registration went towards plants that are planted outside of the Library.

Number of sessions:

Length of program session:

30-60 minutes

Presenter(s):

Thompson Association of Retired Educators (TARE)

Guest speaker(s) - include name and organization:

Thompson Association of Retired Educators (TARE)

Audience

Primary Audience:

Preschool (aged 3-4)

Primary (Gr. K-3 or aged 5-8)

Young Families/Parents

Secondary Audience:

Young Families/Parents

Resources

Resources required (materials/supplies; food/refreshments, etc.):

Red Solo Cups Soil Marigold Seeds Tin Foil Sharpies Watering Can Tarp (for the floor, as it was cold outside that day)

Community partners :

Thompson Association of Retired Educators (TARE)

Funding (grants/foundations/corporations):

Registration Fee

Budget for this program:

$140

Evaluation

What were the goals/objectives of your program?:

To introduce kids to gardening from the organization that takes care of the flowers and vegetables at the Library.

Feedback from Participants:

Participants asked if it would be a regularly occurring program - we will revisit in 2017!

Highlights - what worked well?:

The kids loved the hands on activity and the parents loved that they got to take something home with them.

What would you change about this program?:

Nothing! It went exactly (or even better) than we had hoped.

Program photos:

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