Nature and Gardening with Brooklyn Seeds
Prospect Park After School Wednesdays Spring ‘25
Registration opens February 27th!
Kids will discover rare plants and amazing animals in Prospect Park! We will visit the highest point in Prospect Park and kids will learn to make bird calls as they observe birds return for the great spring migration over our Atlantic flyway. We learn the difference between the snapping turtle, the painted turtle and the invasive red-eared slider. We identify invasive plants which are edible and others which are poisonous. Kids will be able to tell the difference between the helpful earth worm and the destructive jumping worm. We use invasive plants to make mason bee homes and musical instruments. As the weather warms, kids will visit nearby community gardens and plant and bring home both edible and air-cleaning plants.
GRADES: K- 5
School pick ups available (3 students minimum per location) or parent/caregiver drop off at Prospect Park
WHEN:
10 Wednesdays in Prospect Park: $1150
2:40 - 5:20
April: 23, 30
May: 7, 14, 21, 28
June: 4, 11, 18, 25
*Includes cost of supplies!
EARLY PICK-UP FEE:
If you need to do an early pick up, there is a fee depending on your child's school:
WHERE:
Drop off and dismissal are both at Prospect Park
Dismissal time: 5:20pm
Select pick up location in the registration form:
Library at Grand Army Plaza or Prospect Park West at Garfield Place.
REGISTRATION:
Please click on the Spring registration link below to register.
Is your school not listed? Please Email [email protected]
Please read about our program before you register.
If you are new to our program, please continue reading below!
GRADES: K- 5
School pick ups available (3 students minimum per location) or parent/caregiver drop off at Prospect Park
WHEN:
10 Wednesdays in Prospect Park: $1150
2:40 - 5:20
April: 23, 30
May: 7, 14, 21, 28
June: 4, 11, 18, 25
*Includes cost of supplies!
EARLY PICK-UP FEE:
If you need to do an early pick up, there is a fee depending on your child's school:
- BPCS and DTES: $250
- Other Schools: $200
WHERE:
Drop off and dismissal are both at Prospect Park
Dismissal time: 5:20pm
Select pick up location in the registration form:
Library at Grand Army Plaza or Prospect Park West at Garfield Place.
REGISTRATION:
Please click on the Spring registration link below to register.
Is your school not listed? Please Email [email protected]
Please read about our program before you register.
If you are new to our program, please continue reading below!
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WHO WE ARE:
We pay our staff a THRIVING wage (25% higher than a living wage), include generous scholarships and hire from the communities we work in. We strive to be economically, racially and LGBTQI diverse. When you sign your child up for our Brooklyn Seeds nature program, you are supporting a community. We do all this while using compassionate communication teaching tools and incorporate social-emotional learning. Please also consider giving to our GoFundMe campaign, where you can learn more about what we do and why we do it.
GRADES: K - 5.
Older kids can work together independently and will have more challenging activities. In order to make sure younger kids do not feel left out or overwhelmed, we recommend kindergarteners sign up with a buddy. Or we can have a quick introduction on Zoom to allow your child to meet us before the first pick-up. We will keep classroom buddies, siblings and similar age groups together. Parents and babysitters also have the option of dropping children off at the park, including pod drop-offs.
WHERE
We walk kids to Prospect Park and explore beautiful spots together. If picking up from a farther school, we either take public transportation with your child or we use our Brooklyn Seeds cargo bike. Dismissal is at Prospect Park West and Garfield Place at 5:30. If it’s easier, and you communicate with us the previous day, can walk your child to Grand Army Plaza for dismissal.
TRUST
We practice compassionate communication and incorporate social-emotional learning into fun nature classes. We find fun and gentle ways to communicate to kids about nature while giving them time and space to express their needs, whether it’s frustration about something that happened during the school day or sharing a meaningful experience with the group.
SCHOLARSHIPS. TAKE WHAT YOU NEED. GIVE WHAT YOU CAN.
We believe in economic, racial and LGBTQ diversity. We offer scholarships on the registration form! We don’t talk about equity. We practice it. We ask that you give what you can, when you can. And take what you need when you need it. Unemployed or underemployed parents: $0-$1450, but please apply with an explanatory email so we can determine which families we can help. Details on the registration form. The form also allows you to give what you can to help cover the cost for a family that can’t afford it.
2:40pm - 5:20pm
Rain or Shine or Snow or Heat
Cost depends on the day. Please see choices above.
This includes cost of supplies- plants, pottery, magnifying glasses, microscopes, journal, binoculars, etc...)
