cathy law: courtyard gardens at new paltz hs
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From a panel discussion, "Growing Curriculum: Creating School Gardens," held as part of the 2014 THV institute, "Farms & Food: Teaching the Hudson Valley from the Ground Up." More information at www.TeachingtheHudsonValley. Cathy Law has been teaching since 1995. Passionate about her work she teaches a wide range of science classes at New Paltz HS. She started the Courtyard Gardens in 2008 to create an outdoor learning center dedicated to understanding and improving the environment and enable learning that is problem based and interdisciplinary. The gardens now feature 200+ species of perennials and grasses chosen for hardiness, adaptability, seasonal variation, and attractiveness to birds, bees, and butterflies. Protected by the school’s inner courtyard, the 15 gardens are a sanctuary for wildlife, serve as an outdoor lab for students, and feature themes including Zen, culinary, medicinal, scented, native, silver, and a stone garden featuring specimen boulders.TRANSCRIPT
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Courtyard Gardens
New Paltz High School
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Creating School Gardens
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Mission Statement
• To create an outdoor learning center dedicated to understanding and improving the environment.
• To enable learning that is problem based and interdisciplinary.
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• To promote environmental stewardship.• To help build a positive school community.• To teach students valuable horticultural skills.• Promote food literacy and healthy eating
habits.
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Gardeners in training
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How to Start the Garden
The power of many working together is exceptional.
- Gloria Arrovo
Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.
- James Penney
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AP Environmental Science class
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Power of Many
• Project based on Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots. Helping the:
–Environment–Community–Animals
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How to Maintain the Garden
• Environmental Club• Propose school-wide work parties- hang signs,
school announcements• Request volunteers from community and
school from email and facebook- send garden updates for times to volunteer (be sure to give back horticultural education or food)
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How to Use the Garden
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Sample class ideas
• Culinary Garden: Home and Careers- cooking classes • Scented garden: AP Biology- olfactory chemicals lab• Medicinal garden: World Languages- vocabulary• Native garden: Regents Biology- animal-plant ecology• Stone garden: Earth Science- rock identification• Zen garden: Social Studies- Buddhism• Bird Thicket: Field Biology- bird behavior• Butterfly garden- Field Biology- insect identification • Bee garden: Math classes- Fibonacci numbers• All gardens: Art classes- photography
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Snacks in the Courtyard
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Art in the Courtyard
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Coffee in the Courtyard
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