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Alameda and Contra Costa Counties

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Franklintwogirls:
New! Model EE Programs Showcase
Are you looking for ideas on how to implement environmental education opportunities in your classroom or at your school?  Read about five exemplary environmental education programs in your region that provide hands-on experiences for local students.




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 Bay Area CREEC would like to thank

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 for their support of EE in the East Bay!

East Bay Environmental Education Network (EBEEN)

To network with this group, please join the discussion group where you can find archived messages, post messages, find members, and see meeting minutes. Please contact Laura Powell  for more information on the East Bay Environmental Education Network.  

Here is a copy of the EBEEN Strategic Plan 4-16-09 for folks to review!

Next EBEEN Networking Meeting TBD in May.  Topic: Networking and Collaborative Teacher Professional Development Opportunities


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School Gardens: Sharing Successes & Best Practices

Saturday, March 13, 2010, 9 A.M. – 3:00 P.M., UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley

Join garden managers, educators, and school volunteers for the University of California Botanical Garden’s annual
one-day conference in a roundtable of activities to experience lesson ideas, resources, and techniques to take full advantage
of one of the most engaging places of learning.

HANDS-ON SESSIONS INCLUDE:

* How Grade-level content Standards come to life in the Garden
* The Urban Sprouts Model of Garden-based Education Program Design
* Using a student outcomes-based Approach for your Program Planning
* Making the Case: How to Advocate for your School Garden Program
* Sample garden lessons connected to science, language arts, math and nutrition
* Sharing and collaboration among our amazing network of school gardeners

PLUS
*  Free resources to take away, including plants, activity guides, grants and other resource lists, and the beautiful and highly useful 142-card collection of Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Photo nutrition cards from CDE.  Lunch included.  Space is limited.  You must receive confirmation of registration to attend.
 
To register, send the following information either by phone or e-mail to: Christine Manoux, UCBG Education Coordinator manoux@berkeley.edu or (510) 643-4832

Name _______________________________________________________________ 
School ______________________________________ District ________________________ 
Position/ Grade(s) ____________________________
Phone _______________________  E-mail __________________________________

For directions to the UC Botanical Garden and parking information, go to: http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu

This conference is offered FREE thanks to financial support from the East Bay Community Foundation.


7th Annual Bay-Friendly Garden Tour 

Sunday, April 25, 2010 from 10 am to 4pm, Showcasing Natural Gardening Techniques
 
Visit a wide assortment of Bay-Friendly Gardens on this FREE, self-guided tour. Forty private gardens will be featured throughout Alameda County, including an entirely new crop of gardens!  Several of the garden clusters are walkable and/or bikeable. 
 
Registration for the tour is required. Registrants will receive a tour guide book with garden directions and descriptions by mail. Native plants, vegetable starts and Mediterranean perennials can be purchased at select sites on the tour.
 
Online registration and a sneak preview of the 2010 gardens are available at www.BayFriendly.org <http://www.bayfriendly.org/>; . Please register by April 15th so that you can receive a tour guide book.
 

 







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