General Information:

The Little Green Thumbs Saskatchewan program hosts a Teacher’s Workshop for all participating teachers in September to start off the school year on a great note.   At the workshop, teachers learn the ins and outs of the indoor gardening kits and how to care for their vermi-composting worms; experience some cultural sharing, program information sessions, and best of all share great conversation and food!

The February 2008, September 2008 and September 2009 Teacher’s Workshops were a great success and we are very excited to continue our work into the 2010/2011 school year.

Date:

For the 2010 / 2011 school year, our 4th Little Green Thumbs Teacher’s Workshop is planned for   Friday, September 24^th and Saturday, September 25^th, 2010 in Saskatoon. We will be hosting ALL of the teachers involved and planning on participating in LGT next year in Saskatoon.

Please contact us for more information!

Venues:

Friday, September 24^th from 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM (NEW TEACHERS ONLY)

• Agriculture in the Classroom Office: 3830 Thatcher Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
• Phone: (306) 933-5520 (Office) or (306)280-7240 (Cell)

Friday, September 24^th from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EVERYONE)

• Circle H Ranch: Just head south on Circle Drive (Highway 11) towards Regina. After 12km, watch for the signs and turn left on Circle H Road. We are the first place on the right.
• Phone: (306) 374-2747

Saturday, September 25^th from 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM (EVERYONE)

• Evan Hardy Collegiate: 605 Acadia Drive, Saskatoon SK

Click here to access a Google Map with the locations.

Friday Agenda:

Friday Daytime Sessions are held at Agriculture in the Classroom Office:  3830 Thatcher Avenue, Saskatoon, SK.  These sessions are for New LGT Teachers only.

Friday Evening Session is located at Circle H Ranch: Just head south on Circle Drive (Highway 11) towards Regina. After 12km, watch for the signs and turn left on Circle H Road. We are the first place on the right.  This session is for New and Experienced LGT Teachers

Saturday Agenda:

*Saturday Session is located at Evan Hardy Collegiate - 605 Acadia Drive, Saskatoon, SK

This session is for New and Experienced LGT Teachers.

We hosted our third Little Green Thumbs Teachers Workshop here in Saskatoon on September 11th and 12th, 2009.  This years workshop featured lessons for first year teachers including garden kit set-up, composting with worms in the classroom, overview of the program, cultural components to the program, and a fabulous sharing session with experienced teachers.  We are also thrilled to be having our experienced teachers return to the workshop to extend their knowledge of in-classroom gardening and vermicomposting, as well as working together to plan and create the gardening experience in their school.  One of the best parts of this workshop was the feeling of community that was generated when so many wonderful teachers got together to share their experiences in hands-on education and helping their students to get in touch with nature.

This year, we had 37 teachers in attendance from Black Lake to Assiniboia and Lloydminster to Ochapowace First Nation.

Growing Together…

Teachers from all over the province came together at the Little Green Thumbs SK Teacher’s Workshops over the past two weekends to learn all about the Little Green Thumbs Saskatchewan program and how it would be implemented in their classrooms and schools.  We were so excited to host the workshops, with the first in Saskatoon on September 5th and 6th, and the second in Regina on September 12th and 13th.

Sessions

Our agenda was packed full of interesting, important and useful information; great food and most importantly lots of enthusiasm and excitement about starting up the program.  Some teachers commented that it “feels like Christmas”, as they read about the kit and resources that the Little Green Thumbs program would be providing their schools and classrooms.  Our Friday evening sessions included inspirational messages from the experienced 2nd and 3rd year teachers, introductions to the program, and fun games to get the networking started.  The Saturday sessions tackled the the garden kit set-up, what to expect with the Little Green Thumbs Saskatchewan program, and brainstorming about Celebration Events. The teachers even got to take home soil and worms to begin their vermicomposting the next week!

Guest Speakers

The Little Green Thumbs Saskatchewan program was very fortunate to have Joe Munroe from Heifer International as a guest speaker on First Nations Worldview.  His session was enjoyed by everyone and gave a great perspective on the program for the teachers.  Our second guest speaker was Patricia Hanbidge, Principal of the Saskatoon School of Horticulture and the Executive Director of Crocus Co-Op.  Patricia taught the teachers about the incredible world of horticulture; discussing seed selection, germination, plant reproduction, and giving great tips on projects the teachers can do with the kids.  Thank you so much to both of our guest speakers, Joe and Patricia, for your interest and your gifts of knowledge to this program.  We are very grateful for your contributions to the workshops.

THANK YOU!!!

Here at Little Green Thumbs Saskatchewan, we are so lucky to have such wonderful teachers to work with as participants, and we want to wish them all the best of luck in the upcoming year.  We would also love to thank Mr. Figueroa and St. Michael Community School for hosting our Saskatoon Teacher’s Workshop.  It is thanks largely to the great contributions of the teachers involved that the program has been, and will continue to be, so successful!  We would also like to thank to generous donations of time and energy from Agriculture in the Classroom, First Nations Agricultural Council of Saskatchewan, and Heifer International for their commitment to making the Little Green Thumbs SK program Teacher’s Workshops a great success.