Teaching & Learning in the School Garden: Summer 2026

This week we will focus on positive youth development, and how garden-based learning builds community and offers activities that teach life skills.

What to Do This Week

Work through lesson: Positive Youth Development, Community Building, and Life Skills

• Growing Community in the School & Youth Garden
• Youth Development and School Gardens
• Youth Engagement: Hart's Ladder of Participation
• Using Hart’s Ladder – Ages 3 to 6
• Using Hart’s Ladder – Ages 7 to 11
• Using Hart’s Ladder – Ages 12 to 18
• “Taming” the Overly Enthusiastic Adult      
• Reflect: What can the children and youth in your program accomplish?      

Do the Assignments & Activities:

• Join the Module One Forum: How do your engage your participants?
• Assignment 1.1: Introduction to the Portfolio Project
• Submit Journal Entry #1: What did you discover?

Next, begin the lesson for this module.