Winter Gardening virtual workshop
A number of school garden specialists from across Victoria will be presenting live from their gardens. We will be discussing how school gardens can meet many STEM/STEAM outcomes; practical gardening tricks; and many other benefits of school garden programs.
Conference timetable and presenters: click here to find out more or on high lighted areas below.
- Welcome & intro – James McLennan | VSGP Host | Grassroots Sustainability
- Re-thinking your school garden – Nattie Murray | Apollo Bay P-12
- S.T.E.M in school gardens -Tracey Gray | Moonbird Education & Port Fairy Consolidated School
- Winter gardening – Nick Ritar | Milkwood Permaculture
- Pruning in Schools – Peter Todd | Fleming’s Nursery
- Q & A/Network
Sowing the Seed virtual workshop
Watch this two-hour, engaging conference focusing on planning for the new school year in the school garden. School garden programs fulfil many STEM/STEAM outcomes and encourage students to develop agency, leadership and a voice around current issues of sustainability and climate change. Whether your school has an established garden program or you’re wondering how you can start the smallest of gardens at school, Sowing the Seed will have something for everyone.
Conference timetable and presenters: click here to find out more or on high lighted areas below.
- James McLennan | VSGP Host | Grassroots Sustainability business owner
- Reducing school resources & bills through gardens – energy, water, waste – Nicole Butler & Dominique Dybala – Environment Education Victoria – Learning about Sustainability Mapping document
- Garden to curriculum – Will Johnston | The Geelong College – Garden to Curriculum – Year 4 ‘Enviro’ Program presentation
- Incursions opportunities – Formidable Vegetable | Grow Do It
- Engaging students with nature through school gardens – Richard Bellemo | RB Landscapes
- Call to Action – Costa Georgiadis