What you'll learn
- After taking this course you will feel confident to run gardening programs for kids into pre-schools, kindergarten and long day care.
- You will learn easy ways of engaging children in the garden and motivate them to want to grow fruits and vegetables.
- How to inspire children aged between 2- 5 years to love gardening by using nursery stories, songs, puppets and visual props.
- How to teach children the benefits of healthy food habits.
Requirements
- Gardening experience is not essential, however a passion for growing veggies is strongly recommended to ensure success of the program.
- Keen to upgrade your own lifestyle and spend time in nature whilst earning an income
- Passionate about teaching the next generation how to care for the planet and become self sufficient
Description
Learn how to implement a fun kid's gardening program that will engage children and have them wanting to spend time in the patch!
With 4 themed dramatic play lesson plans to choose from you will have a gardening program that is suitable for every season of the year. You will be able to teach children aged between 2-5yrs and assist many of them with their very first introduction of how to plant and grow vegetables.
Children will love the visual props, that bring to life characters from nursery stories and you will love helping children to plant, sow and harvest their crops!
Choose from Jack and The Beanstalk, Evie the Strawberry Patch Rescue, Tale of Peter Rabbit and Peter Rabbit on a Vegetable Hunt.
Also included are activities for the important environmental dates, a seasonal garden journal for each child and certificates for an end of season graduation.
Worm farming and composting also covered.
School holiday programs are optional and our Terracotta Pot Decorating and Planting Workshop is a successful program that can be run at school vacation care, shopping malls and family day care.
You will feel confident and inspired to kick start your small business as a Children's Gardening Presenter with the knowledge that this is a trialled and tested program that has successfully taught over 4,000 children how to grow.
Who this course is for:
- This course is suitable if you love spending time in nature, have a love for teaching children and love having fun in your work life.
- If you are interested to be self employed, have work/life balance and keen to set your own hours running full or part time programs.
- You are able to manage your own schedule, liase with childcare directors and have great communication skills.
- You have a friendly, bubbly personality and are physically fit.
- You may be an early childhood educator who is looking at implementing a fun interactive garden program at your service or keen to learn new ideas and ways to teach children about the environment.
- You may be a family day care provider who wants to run a gardening program from your home for the children in your care.
- You are ready to change your life and have a business that reflects your values and your vision for a better world
- You want to be part of the garden revolution that is changing lives all over the world and teaching others how to grow their own food
Instructor
- 3.7 Instructor Rating
- 4 Reviews
- 7 Students
- 1 Course
I love to help children become confident little growers and with over 8 years experience of teaching children to grow, I know exactly how to get them excited in the outdoor environment. My aim with this course is to inspire others to embrace teaching children how to grow plants and veggies and am sharing everything that I have learned to help set you up with the knowledge that you will need to run a successful gardening program for children aged 2-5yrs old.