January


 * January 3-13 -** Introduction to the garden


 * We need to teach explicitly what makes a good question. - Gen will teach gr. 8 in INT blocks
 * Group work skills - Gen will teach gr. 8 in INT blocks
 * Seed Folk
 * Food Inc.
 * Jamie Oliver and the Food Revolution
 * Eat Locally

In order to get to this question: "Given that we have this space (in this area, in this time)how can we design a school garden that would support our school and the greater community?", Gen, in HACE, will guide them towards it and this next one: "What can I do to make a difference?"

__Gr. 8 curriculum during these two weeks__ LA - Ali teaching SeedFolk (will also work towards the above question) SS-favourable conditions for the growth of a city; apply to a smaller space (geographic conditions-soil, climate, appropriate seeds, water source, Ancient Rome FSL-Holiday project, le nouvel an MATH-Andrea is teaching measurement-volume; students to design a garden with three shapes inside-find the volume & surface area
 * January 10** - teachers meet in blocks 7/8 to discuss
 * January 20 -** teachers meet in blocks 7/8 to discuss
 * January 16 - 27**

Contact GardenWorks, Footprints or some other organization to find out about guest speakers and have the 'expert' to look over the students' plans.


 * Students will plan a community garden (What, Where, How)
 * If you had no limits, what would your commuity garden at Como Lake look like?
 * Visual component and explanation (oral or written)

TELL THE KIDS NOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS FOR REAL!!

Considerations: Project Manager (Budget), Multi-Media Documentarians (our target audience is the people who gave us the cheque), Design & Builders, Crop researching & seedling, Sustainability Engineers, Public Relations, Culinary & Event Crew
 * January 30-Feb. 3**
 * Students need to choose their areas of focus:

so. . . here are the options to introduce each area of focus,


 * students will rotate, visiting each specialty group team leader (teacher) where teacher will share a 20 minute activity to engage students and outline the specific group's focus/responsibilities (to be further delineated/discussed in small groups OR
 * **JANUARY 30 bl. 5 Joint effort where we bring all participating students and teachers together for a one-off presentation**
 * smell the onions!
 * pass around celery sticks, garlic,radishes, spinach, broad beans,
 * power point
 * videos (you tube) of successful garden projects


 * Outline of Specialty Groups' Responsibilities**

(Keri & Karen & Andrea- Culinary & Event Crew ) liaison with Foods teacher -Garden Kick-off Event/Assembly -Compost Kick-off Event -Recipes using expected crop yields (lettuce wraps, soup, crudites, -What will we do with the harvest? donate part of harvest where? fundraise by selling part of our harvest? -Autumn/Harvest Festival -benefits of eating local, organic, -budget

(Darren & Bruce's Replacement - Design & Building) -determine type of beds (wood, plastic with self-watering component), where to house supplies, cost

(Terry - Sustainability Engineers-compost and rain barrels) -compost collection: participating classes would have a bucket in the class or separate buckets per type of compost w/ specific instruction or manage the compost in the Foods Room only (Green Team to oversee?) -outside compost bin: rodent proof (Pete & Amy - Multi-Media Documentarians) -pretend they are not even there -use of various social media sites

(Sharon/Jacqueline - Public Relations) -advertisements -notices home -liason with Footprints people to get donations

(Genevieve & Ali - Project Manager)

(Katy - Crop Research and Coordination)

Pete suggests that rather than us having a powerpoint that we give him the main points of our ideas and he will compile it into a movie/multi-media presentation?
 * January 20, 2012 Meeting Notes:**

Give Pete in point form: What does this look like? What skills do you need? Present each idea like a problem?

Public Relations: Design & Building: Culinary: focus on the health, recipes, cooking, culture; Multi-media: Crops: Project Manager: sourcing supplies (shovels, gloves) Susainability Engineers: science of gardening, mechanics:


 * What is our overarching vision? -**

Terry: Bringing our children back to their roots. Pete: Stay human Sharon: Team Work Karen: Health Katie: Awareness Gen: Connected
 * "Hand in, Hand out, Hand up"**
 * Visual - hand in the ground, hand holding the bounty, hand holding the world**