SGM - Discussion group, Feb 23

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Addie de Candole

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Feb 21, 2023, 2:35:32 PM2/21/23
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Good morning folks!

I hope you had a wonderful long weekend! We are looking forward to our next discussion group coming up on Thursday, Feb 23 from 3:30-4:30pm! If you would like to come chat with us about designing school gardens, whether you have questions or lots of experience, would we love to have you join us! Sign up here.

If you missed last week or want to review anything, the recording and slides are on the Program Library page.

Happy Tuesday!

Addie de Candole (she/her)

Food Literacy Advisor, Farm to School BC 

a program of the Public Health Association of BC

foodliteracy@farmtoschoolbc.ca

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Erin Ward

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Feb 22, 2023, 3:22:33 PM2/22/23
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Is there a link to Megan's document about how to create a garden teacher position that is like a librarian?

Thanks,
Erin

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Tessa Stiven

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Feb 23, 2023, 12:41:07 AM2/23/23
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Hello Erin and Garden Mentorship folks,

Good question! Here is a link to the blog post Megan wrote about creating a garden prep teacher position: https://meganzeni.com/teaching-prep-outside/. At the end of the blog post there is a great webinar featuring examples from two different schools that have garden prep positions. It seems like a very successful model for allocating more teacher time to outdoor learning and gardening. 

In community,

Tessa

Tessa Stiven (she/her)
Central Island Region Community Animator, F2SBC
Public Health Association of BC 

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Erin Ward

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Feb 23, 2023, 12:54:31 PM2/23/23
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I am so happy to find you folks!  this is so helpful, thank you so much 
Erin 

Vanessa Combden

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Feb 25, 2023, 9:04:30 PM2/25/23
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Would the school board pay for a position like this ?


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Tessa Stiven

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Feb 27, 2023, 5:04:36 PM2/27/23
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Hello Vanessa and School Garden Mentorship folks,

Good question Vanessa. Yes, school districts fund prep teacher positions at schools. These teachers teach specialty subjects to classes, while the classroom teacher has time without their students to prep for their lessons. Common subjects for prep blocks are music, fine arts, technology and physical education; however, prep subjects are not limited to these subjects. Therefore, a school could decide to allocate prep time to outdoor learning. A school has a finite number of hours per week of prep teacher time depending on student population size, etc. School administration can decided how they want to assign prep subjects and teaching appointments to achieve the total overall prep time for their school. Learn more on Megan Zeni's blogpost about creating a garden prep teacher position: https://meganzeni.com/teaching-prep-outside/. 

Hope that answers your question!

Tessa

Tessa Stiven (she/her)
Central Island Region Community Animator, F2SBC
Public Health Association of BC 

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Erin Ward

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Mar 6, 2023, 2:03:12 PM3/6/23
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On the topic of getting set up in the tool shed - I hat wheelbarrow make and model do people love for elementary aged kids ?  

Thanks 
Erin 


Erin Ward

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Mar 6, 2023, 2:03:45 PM3/6/23
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*what 

Patti Parkhouse

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Mar 6, 2023, 2:27:36 PM3/6/23
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Buckets work best and are usually free from restaurants/delis. A wheelbarrow is more difficult to load/empty and to maneuver. Also buckets allow more students to participate in moving the material and come in many different sizes.

Patti
Vic West Elementary Children's Garden

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Erin Ward

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Mar 6, 2023, 4:03:38 PM3/6/23
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Oh wow, and we even have buckets already, this is soooo helpful thank you  :)  

Erin Ward

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Apr 17, 2023, 1:30:01 PM4/17/23
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Hi F2S folks! 

I’ve started a gardening business and gotten so busy so I have missed a few discussion groups.
Our school is looking for ways to protect planted trees from deer, but also from kids kind of pulling the trunks or falling into the trunks and disengaging newly planted tree roots and also for live staking red osier dogwoods.  
Tree protectors using repurposed materials or donated materials… 
Any thoughts on this?
Cheers 
Erin 
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