{"id":387,"date":"2015-02-16T09:40:06","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T16:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/?p=387"},"modified":"2015-02-16T09:45:31","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T16:45:31","slug":"free-volunteer-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/free-volunteer-training","title":{"rendered":"Free volunteer training &#8211; Register Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_8881.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-389 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_8881-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8881\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_8881-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_8881.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><em>&#8220;Ultimately, it is volunteers who make it possible for kids to experience the school garden in a meaningful way.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Whether you are currently volunteering in a school garden or are just starting to think about getting your hands dirty&#8230; this<a href=\"http:\/\/lcschoolgardens.org\/files_to_share\/Volunteer%20Training Feb 2015.pdf\"> free training (pdf)<\/a> event is for you! Learn simple, effective techniques and strategies for helping kids (and plants!) thrive.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you can attend one of these two (identical) 3-hour sessions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200b\u200bFriday, \u200bFebruary \u200b20: \u200b9:00-noon\u200b<\/li>\n<li>\u200bSaturday February 21: \u200b9:00-noon\u200b<br \/>\n\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20140912_104541.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-390 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20140912_104541-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"20140912_104541\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20140912_104541-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20140912_104541.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Location:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Northlake Elementary<br \/>\n&#8220;Garden Lab&#8221; Room 26 (\u200b2nd\u200b portable)<br \/>\n2210 Olympia Way<br \/>\nLongview, WA 98632<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We will work in the classroom as well as out in the garden &#8211; there will be plenty of hands-on learning! Topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why school gardens?<\/li>\n<li>Garden activities and lessons (we have newly developed resources to share!)<\/li>\n<li>Starting seeds indoors and outside<\/li>\n<li>Composting with kids<\/li>\n<li>Cooking with kids<\/li>\n<li>Garden safety<\/li>\n<li>Group management strategies<\/li>\n<li>Inquiry Based Learning<\/li>\n<li>School Garden Resources<\/li>\n<li>The Garden Coordinator<\/li>\n<li>And more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy learning and connecting with great people who have a shared passion for kids, gardens and good food. Snacks provided. And yes, Steve the Rabbit will be there.<\/p>\n<p>This training is free! All are welcome, even those outside Cowlitz County.<br \/>\nRegister by simply replying to <a href=\"mailto:ian@lcschoolgardens.org\">Ian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please specify which day works best for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Ultimately, it is volunteers who make it possible for kids to experience the school garden in a meaningful way.&#8221; Whether you are currently volunteering in a school garden or are just starting to think about getting your hands dirty&#8230; this<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/free-volunteer-training\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Free volunteer training &#8211; Register Now!<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,21,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kelso","category-longview","category-schools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":394,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387\/revisions\/394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}