Spring Nature & Gardening @ United/PS 305!
After-School Nature and Gardening at 305/A&L United - OUTDOORS THURSDAYS!
Registration is now Open.
Registration is now Open.
United kids will plant and take home air-cleaning and edible plants, learn bird calls and make tea from our local Linden trees! Kids will learn to identify mason bees and plant delicious edibles in the school garden! We partner with senior citizens in the neighborhood to care for our precious local trees and plant for our local wildlife! We explore nature in Hattie Carthan Garden, the school garden and Von King Park! This class is for kids who love dirt!
We intend to be outdoors as much and as often as possible, including drizzly, windy, and hot days. When there is inclement weather or unprecedented events (thunderstorms, heavy snowstorms, really aggressive crow behavior), we will be gardening indoors in a United classroom. We have maintained a scholarship fund for almost 25% of gardening students at United. We can only do that if you give! No explanation is needed if you can't afford the class. All you have to do is choose the scholarship option on the website.
Spring Nature and Gardening: 9 Thursdays:
April 20, 27
May 4, 11, 18, 25
June 1, 15, 22
Monarchs: 2:40 - 4:00pm nature and gardening class $430
Warblers: 4:05 - 5:20pm nature and gardening class $430 For kids coming from chess, Kids Orbit, etc...
Hawks: 2:40 - 5:20pm (both nature/gardening & choice time/movement classes) $860
Scholarship: $0-$430 cost per child for families who need extra love. No explanation needed.
We give kids choices! Kids will also have the option of gardening, going on a nature walk and/or going to Von King Park. But everyone will return to school in time for pickup. Please understand that because kids are kids, we are sometimes LATE returning to school. If that’s the case, feel free to email or call and tell us if we have to run your child back earlier so you can get to where you're going on time!
BAD WEATHER:
*** We will nature rain or shine or SNOW! Kids must be dressed for ALL weather! But if there is torrential rain and/or dangerous weather, we will garden indoors in a United classroom.
COVID:
We have fun outdoors while following relevant COVID protocols!
DISMISSAL: NEW United garden entrance on Monroe next to main entrance.
SCHOOL CLOSURES!
We do NOT have classes when public schools are closed. This includes school holidays, snow days, half days, etc...
NO HANGRY KIDS
Please pack a full water bottle and 2 snacks because they sometimes eat them during lunch.
EQUITY:
Equity requires effort. We cannot afford to give gardening scholarships without your help. Here’s how you can help:
Cost to pay for your child (Monarchs) and support another family: $700
Cost for your child AND another child in Monarch class to attend free: $920
Scholarship $0-$480 cost per child for families who need extra support. No explanation needed.
In last year's program, more than 25% of our gardeners paid nothing. Thank you to the incredibly generous families who made this possible.
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. Please consider giving to our GoFundMe campaign, where you can learn more about what we do and why we do it.
Registration Options for United students:
United students have two After-School Nature and Gardening choices:
1) In the school garden on Thursdays. Dismissal is at the United school garden.
Click Here for Thursdays in the school garden option.
OR
2) Prospect Park nature option on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Choose the Prospect Park option where we pick students up from the bus stop at Sterling and Underhill or you can drop your child off to Grand Army Plaza.
Click here for United in Prospect Park option.
You can also click on one of the large green registration links below to sign up for Thursdays or Prospect Park!
We intend to be outdoors as much and as often as possible, including drizzly, windy, and hot days. When there is inclement weather or unprecedented events (thunderstorms, heavy snowstorms, really aggressive crow behavior), we will be gardening indoors in a United classroom. We have maintained a scholarship fund for almost 25% of gardening students at United. We can only do that if you give! No explanation is needed if you can't afford the class. All you have to do is choose the scholarship option on the website.
Spring Nature and Gardening: 9 Thursdays:
April 20, 27
May 4, 11, 18, 25
June 1, 15, 22
Monarchs: 2:40 - 4:00pm nature and gardening class $430
Warblers: 4:05 - 5:20pm nature and gardening class $430 For kids coming from chess, Kids Orbit, etc...
Hawks: 2:40 - 5:20pm (both nature/gardening & choice time/movement classes) $860
Scholarship: $0-$430 cost per child for families who need extra love. No explanation needed.
We give kids choices! Kids will also have the option of gardening, going on a nature walk and/or going to Von King Park. But everyone will return to school in time for pickup. Please understand that because kids are kids, we are sometimes LATE returning to school. If that’s the case, feel free to email or call and tell us if we have to run your child back earlier so you can get to where you're going on time!
BAD WEATHER:
*** We will nature rain or shine or SNOW! Kids must be dressed for ALL weather! But if there is torrential rain and/or dangerous weather, we will garden indoors in a United classroom.
COVID:
We have fun outdoors while following relevant COVID protocols!
DISMISSAL: NEW United garden entrance on Monroe next to main entrance.
SCHOOL CLOSURES!
We do NOT have classes when public schools are closed. This includes school holidays, snow days, half days, etc...
NO HANGRY KIDS
Please pack a full water bottle and 2 snacks because they sometimes eat them during lunch.
EQUITY:
Equity requires effort. We cannot afford to give gardening scholarships without your help. Here’s how you can help:
Cost to pay for your child (Monarchs) and support another family: $700
Cost for your child AND another child in Monarch class to attend free: $920
Scholarship $0-$480 cost per child for families who need extra support. No explanation needed.
In last year's program, more than 25% of our gardeners paid nothing. Thank you to the incredibly generous families who made this possible.
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. Please consider giving to our GoFundMe campaign, where you can learn more about what we do and why we do it.
Registration Options for United students:
United students have two After-School Nature and Gardening choices:
1) In the school garden on Thursdays. Dismissal is at the United school garden.
Click Here for Thursdays in the school garden option.
OR
2) Prospect Park nature option on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Choose the Prospect Park option where we pick students up from the bus stop at Sterling and Underhill or you can drop your child off to Grand Army Plaza.
Click here for United in Prospect Park option.
You can also click on one of the large green registration links below to sign up for Thursdays or Prospect Park!
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
See payment options below: Venmo or Zelle or Check or Credit Card
Venmo -- www.venmo.com/Brooklyn_Seeds
Zelle -- Zelle Brooklyn Seeds using mobile phone number 646-302-3149. https://www.zellepay.com/
Check -- Check made out to Brooklyn Seeds.
Mail to Brooklyn Seeds. 127 Avenue C. #2, Brooklyn, NY 11218.
Credit Card -- Click for all the Credit Card payment options for United in School Garden
Credit Card -- Click for all the Credit Card payment options for United in Prospect Park
When making payments on all platforms, please note your child's first and last name, school and season-Spring 2023.
Would you like to support other economically struggling families? Please give what you can and we will apply it to scholarships. Over 25% of our kids receive scholarships, so any additional amount will help!
If you have any problems, please email info@brooklynseeds.net or text 646-302-3149. Please always text first.
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