The EduCulture Project on Bainbridge Island presents:
Farm Hands
Spring 2010
A Locally Grown Afterschool Program
Farm Hands tending to their plants
Farm Hands Flier.pdf
Join us for a Spring full of learning, playing games and having fun while investigating and experiencing life on Bainbridge Island’s most historic agricultural landscape. Farm Hands is a seasonal, fresh and local afterschool program for elementary age children offering young people lived experiences on working landscapes that cultivate farm stewardship and food citizenship.
Who:
For Children in
Grades 1-4
When:
April 12-June 7, 2010 (except May 31)
Mondays & Wednesdays, 2:30-5:00*
One or two day per week options
*We can accommodate children with later school release times. Please contact us for details.
Where:
Historic Suyematsu-Bentryn Farms, 8989 Day Rd. East, Bainbridge Island
(drop off and pick up at Bainbridge Island Winery parking lot)
Spring activities include:
• Preparing soil and making compost for spring plantings
• Sowing and tending warm weather crops in Farm Hands' garden
• Studying birds and other wildlife
• Assisting with day to day chores on the farm
• Investigating local foods and sampling seasonal snacks from the farm
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Program Staff:
Cara Cruickshank worked with kids at Childrens' Hospital for 10 years, obtained a masters in Environmental Studies, and now co-directs the Natural Landscapes Project & Oysters for Salmon. She particularly enjoys working with children, teaching a variety of ecology classes to students at local schools. For three summers she has run a nature camp utilizing the Fort Ward State Park forests and beaches for her young campers to play in and explore.
Sarah Ullman received her M.Ed. from the University of Washington. She has been working with Global Source Education to raise awareness about local food and farming by engaging students, teachers and community members in hands-on experiences at the Suyematsu/ Bentryn Farm, for almost a year now. Sarah also teaches environmental science and math at the Silverwood School in Poulsbo.
Together, they bring more than 20 years of combined experience working with youth in a variety of outdoor classrooms. Students will also be working farmers like Betsey Wittick of Laughing Crow Farm.
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Tuition for Eight Week Session:
One day per week : $180
Two day per week: $340
- Sibling discounts available
- Reduced tuition available
- Snacks provided
- Wilkes Elementary students can be escorted afterschool to the farm (contact us for more info)
- Extended care will be available until 5:30 (additional fee)
Click here to Register
For more information, contact Global Source, or call 206-780-5797.
Program may be subject to change.
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Learn about our 2010 Farm Hands Summer Camps!
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Farm Hands is a program of The EduCulture Project at Global Source, produced in collaboration with:
- The Farmers at Suyematsu-Bentryn Farms
- Trust for Working Landscapes
- Wilkes Elementary
- Natural Landscapes Project
- Healthier Kids
Bainbridge
- One Call for All Campaign
- and others
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