Links
Other programs and resources at Cornell and elsewhere
Cornell resources:
New York State 4-H Youth Development - Learn about how 4-H connects kids to Cornell, 4-H funding, how to join and program resources.
Ithaca Children's Garden - One of our local partners, The Ithaca Children's Garden offers exciting, interactive garden-based experiences with children of all ages. The garden itself, in progress, will be a beautiful place where local residents and visitors will explore the many ways in which plants enhance our lives. See especially their Resources for Parents and Educators.
Art of Horticulture - Cornell Department of Horticulture courses explore plants as the subject of art as well as plants as media for creating art.
Fine Art and Horticulture - At Cornell Adult University's Cybertower. (Free registration required.) Video tour of rare books and Johnson Museum art gives you just a taste of the many ways in which fine art and horticulture intersect. Other Cybertower study rooms include propagation and Iroquois agriculture.
Garden Mosaics - Cornell Department of Natural Resources program involves youth as researchers to document plants, planting practices, and other aspects of community gardens. Science Pages are of special interest to educators. See also Marianne Krasny's website.
Kids Growing Food - A program with the goal of increasing appreciation and understanding of agriculture, nutrition and the food system by getting young people involved in gardening.
CERP Store - Agricultural education resources including plant science publications and more.
Gardening resources - Your portal to gardening information at Cornell.
Cornell Farm to School Program - Develops strategies and disseminates information to increase the amount of locally grown food served in New York's schools, colleges and universities.
Resources from other institutions:
Maine Apprentice Gardener Curriculum - 30-lesson a third- and fourth-grade level program that uses hands-on activities to teach concepts in botany, biology, and the environment. can be used in its entirety, or individual units can be integrated with a traditional science curriculum. Individual units can be used with scout groups, summer recreation programs and other youth groups. Hard copy or DVD.
ACT for Youth - Assets Coming Together for Youth aims to strengthen community partnerships that promote positive youth development and prevent risky and unhealthy behaviors among young people, aged 10 to 19.
Afterschool Agriculture - Ohio State 4-H resource introduces young people to the world of agriculture and life science. Fun-filled science activities are keyed to national science educational standards.
reap/sow - Onlline magazine/creative space for youthful thinkers and doers working to build a healthier, more sustainable food system.
California School Garden Network - Includes extensive curriculum materials.
Cleveland Botanical Garden - Green Corps program is an innovative and exciting program that empowers area high school students by providing them an income as they develop skills and concepts in the areas of horticulture, ecological stewardship, entrepreneurship, and life habits.
Children's Geographies - A peer-reviewed journal that provides an international forum to discuss issues that impact upon the geographical worlds of children and young people under the age of 25 and of their families. The journal aims to be accessible to new researchers, including postgraduate students and academics at an early stage of their research careers, and to practitioners with an interest in children, youth and families. Study of the geographies of this kind inevitably cuts across inter- and intra-disciplinary boundaries. The journal provides a forum for academics and practitioners with an interest in these multi-faceted geographies, enabling new insights into the diverse and multiple realities of young people's lives.
The U.C.Davis Garden-Based Learning Group
Revisiting garden-based learning in basic education
National Gardening Association
The American Horticultural Society and the Partnership for Plant-based Education
LifeLab
Partnership for Plant Based Learning Summary Report May, 2004
Harvest of History - Farmers' Museum, Cooperstown, N.Y.
California School Garden Network