Moore Farms Botanical Garden is excited to announce that we will be hosting a Project Learning Tree workshop on Friday, February 21, 2020 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. This workshop will take place at the garden and includes a delicious lunch. This workshop will be led by Jennifer Majors. Jennifer is the Park Superintendent of Lynches River County Park. She is a fantastic educator and does excellent workshops. This workshop will cost $15 per person including lunch and the curriculum book to each attendee. Below is the description of the course provided by the Project Learning Tree website. Please note that it is targeted curriculum for Pre-K through 8th grade.
“Since 1976, PLT has reached 138 million students and trained 765,000 educators to help students learn how to think, not what to think about complex environmental issues. Project Learning Tree helps develop students’ awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of the environment, builds their skills and ability to make informed decisions, and encourages them to take personal responsibility for sustaining the environment and our quality of life that depends on it. From its beginnings in 1976, PLT has exemplified high-quality environmental education.”.
“The activities are practical, hands-on, and fun, and aligned with state and national academic standards, including the Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core State Standards, College, Career, and Civic Life Framework, Head Start, and the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Hundreds of teachers, nonformal educators, and resource professionals help develop, review, field test, and independently evaluate all of PLT’s instructional materials. The process includes research, surveys, and writing workshops; revisions based on pilot testing and field testing; and formal assessment of impact on student learning by independent evaluators”.
For more information, please view their website at https://www.plt.org/.