Learning about gardens
This January I was delighted to participate in my first AGT Committee of Management meeting in London, to put names to faces and further understand my role as AGT Education Schools Co-ordinator. I am always happy to give advice, but I am really looking forward to the chance to hear from all the County Garden Trusts around the country about the exciting and green fingered magic that’s going on in schools!! To this end I am asking each CGT to forward details of what is happening in their area. I will be able to use this information to compile a directory of good practice and successful ideas that can be shared with all. I can be contacted at emma.schofield3@btinternet.com and hope to hear from CGT members soon.
Grounds for Celebration
Lincolnshire Gardens Trust run a Small Grants Award Scheme to help garden projects especially enhancing school grounds. See www.lincolnshiregardenstrust.org.uk for more information and application form.
Looking for a career in horticulture?
see new useful site www.growcareers.info
>For more useful links and information
Free publication
Linden Groves, Beyond the Playground,
New approaches to children’s play on historic gardens published by the Garden History Society. To order your free copy, email: enquiries@gardenhistorysociety.org or write to Garden History Society, 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ
Black Dog's book release
Kids in the Garden: Growing Plants for Food and Fun
Packed with over 50 project ideas and recipes, Kids in the Garden encourages children to learn about gardening, healthy eating and caring for the environment in a simple and engaging way.
With easy to follow, step-by-step instructions, colourful photography and fun illustrations, Kids in the Garden will appeal to children of all ages and their parents. Covering a range of gardening topics such as harvesting seasons, encouraging wildlife in your garden, growing plants from seed, and the water cycle, Kids in the Garden is ideal for any inquisitive youngster, whether already green-fingered or a complete gardening novice. > See more (pdf)
Special Offer PRICE £5.97 for all Gardens Trust Members
(a 40% discount for this title normally priced at £9.95)
To order simply email Jessica Atkins at jess@blackdogonline.com, quoting ‘AGT Offer’ and confirm which gardens trust you belong to.
Aim of the AGT
All little children love gardens! The AGT aims to help schools and parents stimulate their children with garden visits and by improving school grounds with support from County Gardens Trust volunteers.
Need help?
Anyone seeking assistance on garden and landscape education matters should not hesitate to contact: Emma Schofield, the AGT Schools Education Advisor emma.schofield3@btinternet.com,
Mrs Emma Schofield
15 West End, Walcott, Lincolnshire LN4 3ST 01526 861231
SW Education Conference
Tuesday 20 March 2012
hosted by Hampshire Gardens Trust, which will be held at Jermyns House, Ampfield, Romsey with a visit across the garden to the Hilliers Education Centre where the Centre's leader will give a talk on their educational work, a tour of the gardens will be included. For further details contact Sue Stuart at: admin@hgt.org.uk.
Thursday 3 May 2012 Growing Together in 2012 A one day
conference at Oakwell Hall, Batley, Yorkshire 9.45am - 4.00pm From January 2012
the Ofsted Inspection framework includes more social, moral, spiritual and cultural
development of pupils (paragraph 5). This conference will address some of these
issues.
More
details
Booking
>SW Forum at Tyntesfield Report
> Grant Applications (pdf, 98kb)
> Helping Schools in Making a Garden (pdf, 113kb)
> Developing Enterprising Skills (pdf, 269kb)
> Starting A School Garden Club (pdf, 207kb)
> Growing vegetables in school
> "Mrs Wheelbarrow" Workshops for children in Hertfordshire
> Details of a web site where school children may explore their environment and carry out experiments
> Details of a web site "Flowers, Plants and Gardening for kids"
> Advice for County Gardens Trusts on setting up School Grounds forum
>The London Parks Discovery project
Open school garden
Cheddington Combined School Bucks the first school in England to open its garden under the National Gardens Scheme > See more
