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= **__Teachers and School Gardeners are Invited__**=

You are invited to the Students Learning through Urban Gardening (SLUG) teacher training on Saturday, January 26, 2008. The training will be indoors. Room 159, Ryder Hall, Northeastern University (NEU). Parking for less than $10.00/Saturday is available at the Renaissance Park Garage. For NEU campus map go to: http://www.northeastern.edu/campusmap/printable/campusmap.pdf

SLUG will provide teachers and school gardeners with an introduction to multiple garden-related activities that will relate to various BPS learning standards through hands-on participation and relevant discussion. Activities will be suitable for elementary and middle school students (high school teachers may adapt the materials).

PDPs will be provided. Bring your own bag lunch.

Activities will be hands-on and will relate to some aspect of vegetable gardening, i.e., seed starting, stem function, plant parts, measuring plant growth, soil/water/light, plant pests, harvest, compost (indoors or outdoors), etc.

Activities will meet one or more learning standard, i.e., science, math, language arts, social studies. Some activities will include nutrition and health. Activities that involve large motor activity with a clear educational focus and outcome will be included.

Each activity presented will be “flexible” in the teacher’s implementation, i.e., can be taught in small time slots, over a period of days or week, etc.

SLUG garden components are: indoor gardening under lights, indoor worm bin (vermiculture), outdoor growing under season extenders, outdoor composting. You can take this opportunity to apply to participate in the SLUG program. For an overview of SLUG: http://www.bostonnatural.org/actSLUG.htm

Saturday, January 26, 2008 Schedule 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. 	Check In, Bagels/Donuts & Coffee/Tea

9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Garden-Related Activities

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Bag Lunch/Break

12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Garden-Related Activities

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Program Evaluation, PDPs recorded

TO REGISTER: Space is limited. Sign up before January 1, 2008. Teachers can sign up for the training by contacting: slug@bostonnatural.org