[Garden] Daycare Education Program - Volunteers Needed

[s2deange at fes.uwaterloo.ca]

Hello all,

I apologize for the delay in responses. I hope everyone is enjoying  
their Holiday season. I have not inquired if Hildegard Marsden would  
be interested in creating their own garden but it would be worth  
consideration.

Attached to this email you will all find the completed report and  
lessons that I have created. Feedback is most appreciated. Also if  
there is an upcoming meeting I would be more than willing to propose  
my ideas.

Until then,

Happy Holidays.



Stefani DeAngelis



Quoting gcmichal <gcmichal at fesmail.uwaterloo.ca>:

> I'm familiar with the Marsden day care.  not only was it named after
> a lovely individual, but it's operated as a good place for kids for
> quite a few years.  See if they can put in a small garden there.
> Dirt and small children make good playmates.  I'd be interested in
> seeing your lessons.  Avoid eggplants.
> - Greg
>
> On Dec 12, 2007, at 12:25 PM, s2deange at fesmail.uwaterloo.ca wrote:
>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> To answer Greg's question. I have located one Day care in particular.
>> The Hildegard Marsden Co-operative Day Nursery, which is on North
>> Campus. It was chosen based on its location. I had met with the
>> supervisor at Hildegard Marsden and addressed the issue of distance.
>> She assured me that the children are active in the Spring and Summer.
>> So the distance was not of main concern.
>>
>> I have completed a series of short, basic lessons and will send out a
>> copy of my project shortly. It may better explain the specifics.
>>
>> If anyone has any questions, or wishes to volunteer. Please feel free
>> to contact me.
>>
>> Happy Holidays.
>>
>> Stefani DeAngelis
>>
>>
>> Quoting gcmichal <gcmichal at fesmail.uwaterloo.ca>:
>>
>>> It seems to me that it would make more sense for the daycare to have
>>> its own small garden within a short toddler walk of the daycare.  (Is
>>> this the daycare up at the farmhouse on the north campus, or another
>>> one?)  Then they could even get the kids involved in planting simple
>>> things (radishes, carrots, tomatoes, sunflowers, calendula, corn,
>>> etc) and checking them more frequently.  Have they thought of that?
>>> It should be pretty easy.
>>> - Greg
>>> On Dec 12, 2007, at 10:40 AM, clstryke at fesmail.uwaterloo.ca wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Everyone,
>>>>
>>>> I recently met with a ERS student who is interested in setting up a
>>>> link between our garden and the daycare on campus.  She (and the
>>>> daycare) are interested in coming to the garden once a month
>>>> starting
>>>> in May until the end of summer for a field trip and to teach the
>>>> kids
>>>> about gardening.
>>>>
>>>> She is in the process of coming up with some short half hour lessons
>>>> for the children but is in need of a keen volunteer, or volunteers,
>>>> who would be interested in administering the lessons each month.
>>>> There will be 16 kids between that ages of 3 and 7.  She said it
>>>> could
>>>> be different gardeners giving each lesson but so long as there is a
>>>> gardener present to work with the kids for each of the lessons.
>>>> Since
>>>> they are so small the lessons would probably be more sensory based
>>>> having them just touch and feel things as opposed to doing much
>>>> actual
>>>> work.  Their supervisor from the daycare would be with them too
>>>> so you
>>>> wouldn't be all alone.  I just thought I would throw this out there
>>>> and if anyone is interested they can contact Stefani DeAngelis at
>>>> s2deange at fesmail.uwaterloo.ca.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Candace
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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