Winter Nature & Gardening @ United/PS 305!
After-school Nature and Gardening at 305/A&L United - OUTDOORS THURSDAYS!
United kids will discover nature and gardening in the school garden and in the neighborhood! They will plant and harvest organic food, learn about neighborhood trees and all the animals that need them! Kids will also learn to recognize and help native and endangered plants and explore the coolest trees, animals, plants, and fungi in the neighborhood, including the Hattie Carthan garden (adjacent to the school playground). Have you seen the downy woodpeckers and crows in the neighborhood? When it’s really freezing or there is dangerous weather, we will garden indoors in a United classroom. Kids love making plant-based sprays and growing their own mushrooms on cold winter days! But we will be outdoors as much and as often as possible! Kids will get really really dirty and sometimes cold but they will love it! When construction starts in the garden, we will explore and learn at the Hattie Carthan garden and Von King Park, and then walk back to school. Kids will get really dirty and they will love it!
We intend to be outdoors as much and as often as possible, including cold, windy, snowy and drizzly days. Two words: SNOW PANTS! Even when it's not snowing, snow pants do a GREAT job of keeping kids warm! Rules: multiple layers (if kids are not wearing snow pants over their pants, they should definitely wear long johns), snow boots, sneakers (unless it's snowing), balaclavas or hats that cover ears, mittens, and scarves. When there is inclement weather (thunderstorms, heavy snowstorms, dangerous ice), we will be gardening indoors in a United classroom. In order to maintain an economically diverse group of gardeners, we ask that you give what you can. We have maintained a scholarship fund for almost 25% of 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.
Nature and Gardening: 11 Thursdays:
DATES: - January 5 - March 30
January 5, 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16, March 2, 16, 23, 30. Please note: No after-school on March 9.
Monarchs: 2:40-4pm nature and gardening class $480
Warblers: 4:05 - 5:20pm nature and gardening class $480 For kids coming from chess, Kids Orbit, etc...
Hawks: 2:40 - 5:20pm (both nature/gardening & choice time/movement classes) $900
Scholarship: $0-$480 cost per child for families who need extra love. No explanation needed.
We give kids many 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.
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:
United garden entrance on most days. During inclement weather, dismissal will be at school entrance on Monroe.
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: $960
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.
WINTER 2022 REGISTRATION
2 Registration Options for United students:
Option 1 - REGISTER HERE for Thursdays in the school garden. Dismissal is at the United school garden.
Option 2 - REGISTER HERE for Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays in Prospect Park. We pick students up from the Sterling/Underhill school bus stop or you can drop your child off to Grand Army Plaza. Dismissal is at Prospect Park at Garfield Place & Prospect Park West or GAP depending on families' needs.
PAYMENT METHODS:
-www.venmo.com/Brooklyn_Seeds
-Zelle Brooklyn Seeds using mobile phone number 646-302-3149.
-Check made out to Brooklyn Seeds
-PayPal.Me/brooklynseeds (NOT preferred! They charge high fees!)
When making payments on all platforms, please include your child's name and school, eg... A&L 305 United Fridays, Thursdays, Max; 321 Wednesday Clementine, etc...
Eman @ Brooklyn Seeds
www.brooklynseeds.net
[email protected]
646-302-3149
We intend to be outdoors as much and as often as possible, including cold, windy, snowy and drizzly days. Two words: SNOW PANTS! Even when it's not snowing, snow pants do a GREAT job of keeping kids warm! Rules: multiple layers (if kids are not wearing snow pants over their pants, they should definitely wear long johns), snow boots, sneakers (unless it's snowing), balaclavas or hats that cover ears, mittens, and scarves. When there is inclement weather (thunderstorms, heavy snowstorms, dangerous ice), we will be gardening indoors in a United classroom. In order to maintain an economically diverse group of gardeners, we ask that you give what you can. We have maintained a scholarship fund for almost 25% of 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.
Nature and Gardening: 11 Thursdays:
DATES: - January 5 - March 30
January 5, 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16, March 2, 16, 23, 30. Please note: No after-school on March 9.
Monarchs: 2:40-4pm nature and gardening class $480
Warblers: 4:05 - 5:20pm nature and gardening class $480 For kids coming from chess, Kids Orbit, etc...
Hawks: 2:40 - 5:20pm (both nature/gardening & choice time/movement classes) $900
Scholarship: $0-$480 cost per child for families who need extra love. No explanation needed.
We give kids many 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.
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:
United garden entrance on most days. During inclement weather, dismissal will be at school entrance on Monroe.
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: $960
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.
WINTER 2022 REGISTRATION
2 Registration Options for United students:
Option 1 - REGISTER HERE for Thursdays in the school garden. Dismissal is at the United school garden.
Option 2 - REGISTER HERE for Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays in Prospect Park. We pick students up from the Sterling/Underhill school bus stop or you can drop your child off to Grand Army Plaza. Dismissal is at Prospect Park at Garfield Place & Prospect Park West or GAP depending on families' needs.
PAYMENT METHODS:
-www.venmo.com/Brooklyn_Seeds
-Zelle Brooklyn Seeds using mobile phone number 646-302-3149.
-Check made out to Brooklyn Seeds
-PayPal.Me/brooklynseeds (NOT preferred! They charge high fees!)
When making payments on all platforms, please include your child's name and school, eg... A&L 305 United Fridays, Thursdays, Max; 321 Wednesday Clementine, etc...
Eman @ Brooklyn Seeds
www.brooklynseeds.net
[email protected]
646-302-3149
