Budding Botanists Sustainable Agriculture Class
Students will learn about the art and science of growing food through a flexible online learning classroom which features lessons taught by Farmer Katie on her educational farm. Lessons are plant based but goats and chickens show up too!
Katie Donohoe
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(6)
What's included
Class Experience
Each day the instructor will cover a new topic with a video that has been recorded live on her educational farm. Through the fun and engaging FlipGrid platform, students will interact with the teacher and other students. Video lessons filmed on the farm are typically about plants but there will be guest farm animal appearances as well. Guest animals include Princess Layla the hen and her sisters as well as dwarf goats - Willy, Billy and Tina. Students are encouraged to share their own questions, observations and "show and tell" to enhance their learning experience. Students can watch daily lessons and interact within the online classroom whenever it fits into their schedule.
Learning Goals
Week 1 - Super Seeds
Week 2 - Let's Look At Leaves
Week 3 - Radical Roots and Sturdy Stems
Week 4 - Flower Power and Pollination
Week 5 - Feeding Our Soil
Week 6 - Amazing Adaptations and Critter Control
Other Details
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
There are no required supplies but If your child is interested in conducting their own experiments at home, pick up a seed starting kit and some bean and radish seeds from your local garden center or through the links below:
https://amzn.to/2PBwdxJ Seed Starting Kit
https://amzn.to/33HzMLa Watermelon Radish Seeds
https://amzn.to/2XKgYr4 Three Color Bean Seeds
Joined March, 2020
5.0
6reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Science
I am a South Carolina certified agriculture teacher and principal. After early a decade in the classroom, I founded a non-profit and in 2017 my family and I moved to the Growing Minds Educational Farm where I now teach adults and children of all ages. I have an undergraduate degree in Horticulture from Clemson University and a Masters in Education Administration from the University of South Carolina. During my almost ten years teaching public education, I received the Charleston County School District Rookie Teacher of the Year award as well as being a finalist several years for the Teacher of the Year at the largest high school in SC.
However, in my opinion, my most important accomplishment was introducing suburban students, many for the first time, the accomplishment and excitement of growing their own food. Horticulture is not only an exciting subject to teach and learn but an important one as well. I love to see students grow from basic introductory knowledge of plants to a deep understanding of sustainable agriculture and the importance it will play in the years to come. Not every student who takes my classes will go on to a career in horticulture but every student can take this knowledge and use it in their own backyards for the rest of their lives. It is my hope that I can light a "spark" for horticulture for students just as that "spark" was lit for me in the seventh grade.
When I'm not teaching you can find me with my own children at our orchard and small urban farm near Charleston, SC. I run a non-profit from this location called Growing Minds. Our mission is to educate and empower youth to grow food everywhere! I love teaching about sustainable agriculture but I also love to implement these practices on our education demonstration farm as well truly "practicing what I preach".Reviews
Live Group Class
$10
weekly or $59 for 6 weeks6 weeks
Completed by 3 learners
No live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
