Since 2017, we’ve organized school garden leaders to virtually share
their expertise and lessons with other leaders.
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We seek to provide webinars or virtual gatherings led by your school garden peers about once a month. To be notified of future webinars, sign up for our email list.
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Bring the learnings of the April 2022 Growing School Gardens Summit home with this six month webinar series, featuring a variety of presentations from the Summit. September 21 – GROW & PRESERVE FOOD USING NGSS/STEAM October 19 – GSG SUMMIT LIGHTNING TALKS November 16 – SUSTAINABLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK FOR YOUR SGSO January
Webinar Archive Member Onboarding Webinar – May 18, 2022 Learn all about the SGSO Network and what it means to be a member! Good for brand new members or for people who want to learn how to get more involved in the Network. Be sure to check out our SGSO Network Membership
Webinar Archive DRIP IRRIGATION TRAINING – APRIL 6, 2022 Drip Irrigation Systems can save time, conserve water, and enhance ease and health of your school garden plants. This webinar from the University of Arizona Community and School Garden Program shows how to set up and manage a simple drip irrigation system,
Webinar Archive WHAT MAKES SCHOOL GARDENS THRIVE – MARCH 24, 2022 Learn about two key pieces of research on indicators of building successful school garden programs by Associate Professor Jaimie Davis of UT Austin and Assistant Professor Kate Burt of Lehman College at the City University of New York. Jaimie
Webinar Archive REGIONAL SCHOOL GARDEN SUPPORT MODELS NOVEMBER 17, 2021 Are you seeking ways to more effectively support a large or larger number of school gardens? We will discuss activities that regional support organizations provide and share a framework to enhance your work supporting multiple school gardens. In preparation for
Webinar Archive SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE AND SCHOOL GARDENS Hear how school gardens can be intertwined with the work of school nutrition programs. We will share case studies related to school food service program funding and staffing support of school gardens, garden to cafeteria programs, and policies to support school gardening
This peer-to-peer coaching session will start with an overview of the Funding Promising Practices and then we’ll divide into small breakouts to explore specific challenges related to sustainably funding your school garden program(s) and potential solutions.
In the spring of 2021 the SGSO Network completed their strategic planning process. From membership surveys to focus groups and 1-1 calls to a series of deep dive full-day sessions, members have helped shape our 1-year and 3-year goals. This video highlights where we have been, an overview of our strategic planning process, and avenues for engagement
Dive into challenges related to creating and sustaining a vibrant culture at schools around the school garden, especially as we gear up to go back to school Fall 2021.
Join us for a detailed summary of how SGSOs evaluate their programs, assess their students, and share their impacts.
In this webinar, we invite all SGSO organizational team members including leadership, educators, board members and anyone else driven towards creating stronger more just SGSOs.
In this Webinar, we will share a roadmap for developing an exceptional lesson sequence and highlight promising practices and stellar examples from SGSOs across the country along the way.
This webinar aims to support SGSO staff to increase their organization’s capacity to sustain and create well-integrated garden programs; share examples, tools and resources; and connect with other SGSO leaders to hear stories of success and challenges along the way.
What is Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE), and how can we apply this CRSE approach in school garden education? In this presentation, originally delivered as part of the 2021 SGSO Leadership Institute, Denita White, Manager of Equity Content for Tulsa Public Schools, shares a CRSE framework, shows examples from real students and teachers, and then invites participants to consider how this lens could be applied to their work.
We will be a discussion of strategies that increase community around school gardens, especially during the summer months.
Discover strategies for supporting English Language Learners in understanding and engaging fully in garden education activities.
In this Virtual Gathering we will share creative ideas for tackling winter programming during Covid-19 whether you’re engaged in remote, hybrid, or in-person learning.
Information and resources for establishing a new greenhouse project or further activating an existing greenhouse or hoop house.
Join other School Garden Support Organizations to learn and share how school and community garden programs are distributing their harvests to address food insecurity and provide food relief during Covid-19.
For this gathering, we’ll focus on “In-Person, Outdoor Instruction with COVID Restrictions in Place”
we will look at how an understanding of trauma, mindfulness and SEL can help us to manage stress while nurturing the scientifically proven “protective factors” that help prevent and manage trauma and mental health issues both for ourselves and our students. We will specifically learn about the brain science of stress, and practice mindfulness techniques you can teach to your students.
Join Sharon Danks, a leader of the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative (www.greenschoolyards.org/covid-learn-outside), author of Asphalt to Ecosystems, and founder of Green Schoolyards America, to learn about her work supporting the creation of outdoor classrooms for reopening schools.
We will offer everyone an opportunity to introduce programs that have been developed/adapted to meet the unique educational needs presented by COVID-19 along with other support resources that have been created to share with educators and families.
During this virtual gathering School Garden Support Organizations will share how they are supporting their staff, teachers and the community to care for school gardens this fall.
Este primer webinar en español del SGSO es una co-presentación con su red hermana, la Red Internacional de Huertos Educativos, la RIHE (redhuertos.org, FB: redhuertos), Compartiremos aprendizajes desde las 11 años de construcción de la RIHE, y coordinadores de programas integrantes de la Red en España, Uruguay, Puerto Rico y México nos hablarán de sus motivaciones, estrategias, retos y logros. ¡Queremos escuchar tus propuestas para más actividades en español!
Webinar Archive MAINTAINING FISCAL STABILITY FOR YOUR SGSO DURING COVID-1 9 VIRTUAL GATHERING Return to Webinar Archive Library View our Promising Practices for Managing School Garden Programs
Come join our School Garden Support Organization Network as we gather and share resources during COVID-19.
Webinar Archive RUNNING YOUR SGSO / SUPPORTING YOUR STAFF DURING COVID-19 VIRTUAL GATHERING Return to Webinar Archive Library View our Promising Practices for Managing School Garden Programs
In this webinar, we will explore classroom management strategies specifically in the garden setting and the importance they play in creating a successful and sustainable school garden program.
This webinar features district-run school garden program directors from a medium and large school districts sharing their experience and expertise in launching and maintaining district run garden programs.
We’ll discuss ways to bring gardening inside, as well as ways to create advocacy, training, and networking opportunities.
Join us as we discuss a few ways in which we have involved the community from regular maintenance with families, weekly volunteer hours, to large work days. We will discuss some of our favorite ways to get people out and excited, ideas for managing large volunteer groups, how to engage consistent volunteers, and help keep your garden looking good.
In this webinar we will explore the concept of crowdfunding which is a term broadly used to describe fundraising efforts focused on raising smaller amounts of money from large numbers of people frequently through online and social media efforts.
Please join us in a virtual panel discussion where we will dig into some different ways in which farm stands are being implemented and impacting students and the community.
This webinar will provide you with inspiration and ideas to create or enhance summer programming on your educational garden or farm.
Sharing case studies and offering suggestions for how your organization can tackle issues around equity and access in your work.
A webinar that will introduce the new Garden to Cafeteria Toolkit from Slow Food USA and Whole Kids Foundation and describe the ongoing support for Food Service Departments provided by Slow Food USA.
In this webinar, we will hear from SGSOs who have developed standard garden bed packages and find out what has worked for them and how they source their materials.
Learn different approaches School Garden Support Organizations use to lead high quality professional development for garden educators.
A core component of our Network is peer-to-peer learning. Our webinars and virtual gatherings provide the platform for you – the school garden leaders – to share your expertise with others.
Our partners also have a wealth of resources.
Learn all about the SGSO Network and what it means to be a member! There will be plenty of time for Q&A as well as time to receive your ideas on how the SGSO Network can best support you. Good for brand new members or for people who want to learn how to get more involved in the Network. In the meantime, check out our Membership page.
Learn all about the SGSO Network and what it means to be a member! There will be plenty of time for Q&A as well as time to receive your ideas on how the SGSO Network can best support you. Good for brand new members or for people who want to learn how to get more involved in the Network. In the meantime, check out our Membership page.
Learn all about the SGSO Network and what it means to be a member! There will be plenty of time for Q&A as well as time to receive your ideas on how the SGSO Network can best support you. Good for brand new members or for people who want to learn how to get more involved in the Network. In the meantime, check out our Membership page.
Learn all about the SGSO Network and what it means to be a member! There will be plenty of time for Q&A as well as time to receive your ideas on how the SGSO Network can best support you. Good for brand new members or for people who want to learn how to get more involved in the Network. In the meantime, check out our Membership page.
Learn all about the SGSO Network and what it means to be a member! There will be plenty of time for Q&A as well as time to receive your ideas on how the SGSO Network can best support you. Good for brand new members or for people who want to learn how to get more involved in the Network. In the meantime, check out our Membership page.
Learn all about the SGSO Network and what it means to be a member! There will be plenty of time for Q&A as well as time to receive your ideas on how the SGSO Network can best support you. Good for brand new members or for people who want to learn how to get more involved in the Network. In the meantime, check out our Membership page.
Learn all about the SGSO Network and what it means to be a member! There will be plenty of time for Q&A as well as time to receive your ideas on how the SGSO Network can best support you. Good for brand new members or for people who want to learn how to get more involved in the Network. In the meantime, check out our Membership page.
Learn all about the SGSO Network and what it means to be a member! There will be plenty of time for Q&A as well as time to receive your ideas on how the SGSO Network can best support you. Good for brand new members or for people who want to learn how to get more involved in the Network. In the meantime, check out our Membership page.
Learn all about the SGSO Network and what it means to be a member! There will be plenty of time for Q&A as well as time to receive your ideas on how the SGSO Network can best support you. Good for brand new members or for people who want to learn how to get more involved in the Network. In the meantime, check out our Membership page.
