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18th Annual National Children
& Youth Garden Symposium
July 22-24, 2010 • Pasadena, California
Hosted by Descanso Gardens, Garden School Foundation,
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens,
Kidspace Children’s Museum, the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic
Garden, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden,
and the University of California Common Ground Garden Program
The restoration we seek in gardens is more essential than
ever, but gardens are also sources of healthy food, environmental protection
and personal fulfillment. The garden can be an incubator for fostering
engaged citizens. For children and youth, a garden can be a science lab, art
studio, kitchen, gathering place, theater of the imagination, a special
place to explore the world.
Come learn how to create and use gardens to provide dynamic
environments for experimentation, social engagement, self-expression, and
connection to the natural world. Hear from youth, the adults in their lives,
and national experts about the vital role of gardens in the lives of today’s
youth.
As a symposium attendee you will:
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Participate in the only national symposium that explores the
positive impact of gardens in the lives of children and youth;
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Meet and learn from leading youth garden experts;
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Receive useful and relevant project, curriculum, design and
garden management ideas;
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Explore the gardens and programs of the Symposium hosts;
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Participate in 3 dynamic days of workshops, lectures, poster
sessions and field trips; and
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Network and share your own expertise with children’s
gardening advocates from across the nation.
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Stay tuned for information on the 2011 National Children &
Youth Garden Symposium July 21-23, 2011 in Lansing, Michigan, hosted by the
4-H Children’s Garden and the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park.
There will be a call for sessions in September 2010 and the registration
will open in April 2011. If you would like to join the mailing
list to receive updates about the symposium,
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For more information, email
youthprograms@ahs.org
or call
(703)768-5700 x 137.
To read about what happened at the 2010 Symposium
in Pasadena, CA please see the options below:
Many thanks to our 2010 symposium sponsors:
Highlights of the 2009 National
Children & Youth Garden Symposium
If you would like to show your
support for children and youth gardening by becoming a symposium
sponsor, please contact the American Horticultural Society at (703)
768-5700 x 121 or e-mail
education@ahs.org for
details.
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