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RHS Workshop: Getting Started with a School Garden

Tuesday 13 March 2012

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Spring is the perfect time to get started with growing in your school.  Whether you’re setting up a garden from scratch or developing an existing site this course will help you to get your pupils and staff growing successfully.  Develop your own skills in basic garden planning & design as well as getting advice on how to get the best from your site.  Discover which crops work best for the school year and how to use gardening to deliver the curriculum. You do not need a vast area to create a garden, this course will also include gardening in small spaces. This day is suitable for absolute beginners with no experience of gardening or those who want to learn further skills.

Objectives

• To discover how gardens can provide a new and exciting learning environment, from pots to allotment plots.
• To enable teachers to plan a practical and useful school garden, and consider Health & Safety.
• To show how gardening can deliver the curriculum in schools.
• To learn about grants available and fundraising ideas to help with your budget.
• To learn about the RHS Campaign for School Gardening and what it offers to support gardening in schools.
• To be inspired to try out a range of practical gardening activities and learn about successful crops to grow in the school year.

Key stages targeted:  Key stages 1 & 2 in particular, but would also be relevant to those setting up gardens in Secondary settings

Curriculum links: Most areas of the curriculum but particularly – Science, Maths, Art, Design.

CPD Provider – Hayley Young Dip Hort. (Wisley)  After training with the RHS at Wisley, Hayley worked for six years as part of the RHS Outreach Team in schools. She has been setting up gardens, teaching gardening to pupils ages 4 -16 and training their teachers in both mainstream and SEN schools. Her horticultural specialisms are growing edible crops and gardening with pupils with SEN.

Cost: £100 (£75 each if two or more from same school book, or if a person books on both RHS workshops)

This workshop will start at 10am and finish at approx. 4pm.  To book a place on this course please contact the RHS direct, email: cpd@rhs.org.uk or phone 01483 479775 and ask to speak to Amelia O’Brien.  Please book early to avoid disappointment.

Location: The Garden House, 5 Warleigh Road, Brighton BN1 4NT

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