April 2024 I University of DC Master Gardener and 4H Programs

Guest Speakers: Ali Schneiderman, Master Gardener Program Coordinator and Diego Lahaye, 4H Program Coordinator

March 2024 I Youth Entrepreneurship Program

Guest Speakers: Jillian Fan, Resources and Training Coordinator, City Blossoms & Stephanie Solis, Youth Entrepreneurship Cooperative Manager, City Blossoms; Eastern High School

October 2023 Art in the Garden

Speaker: Lola Bloom Wellness Consultant; DC Bilingual Public Charter School

September 2023 I Cultivating Curiosity (Quickly)

Speaker: Grace Anderson Science Education Specialist United State Botanic Garden

June 2023 | Outdoor Learning Celebration
Guest Speaker: Lola Bloom, DC Bilingual Public Charter School

May 2023 | Food Forests
Guest Speaker: Thea Klein-Mayer, Capital City PCS

April 2023 | Composting in the School Garden
Guest Speakers: Carissa Tirado-Marks, Sustainability Manager at Mundo Verde PCS; Brenda Platt, Director, Composting for Community Project at Institute for Local Self-Reliance

March 2023 | Hands-On Garden Lessons
Guest Speakers: FRESHFARM FoodPrints

February 2023 | OSSE Capital LEAF Program in collaboration with Department of General Services (DGS)
Guest Speakers: Grace Manubay (OSSE) and Brooke Hartman (DGS)
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January 2023 | Sustaining Your School Garden
Guest Speakers: Coy McKinney; Friendship Public Charter School - Tech Prep Campus, Ginaelisa Cortez; Friendship Public Charter School - Woodridge Campus, Amy Jagodnik; Horace Mann Elementary School, Idy Ofogu; Patterson Elementary School, Carissa Tirado-Marks; Mundo Verde Public Charter School
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November 2022 | Chickens in Schools
Guest Speakers: DC Health and Payne Elementary School staff

October 2022 | Bertie Backus Urban Food Hub
Guest Speaker: William Hare, University of the District of Columbia (UDC), associate dean, Land Grant Programs

September 2022 | The Well @ Oxon Run
Guest Speaker: Ronnie Webb; president and co-founder; The Green Scheme

June 2022 | Exploring our Community through Field Trips
Guest Speaker: Angela Kramer, education director, Friends of Pierce Mill

May 2022 | Pollinators
Guest Speakers: Natasha Garcia Andersen and Sara Tangren, DC Department of Energy and Environment

April 2022 | Supporting our Youngest Learners

March 2022 | Earth Day Discover new activities to connect students with their local environment
Guest Speaker: Ariel Trahan, Director of River Restoration Programs, Anacostia Watershed Society

February 2022 | Exploring Food Cultures and Traditions
Guest Speaker: Rita Ackah, DC FoodCorps service member

January 2022 | Teaching Outdoors
Guest Speaker: Elana Mintz, founder and executive director of Urban Adventure Squad/Urban Learning and Teaching Center

November 2021 | Local Foods and Seasonality
Guest Speaker: Brenda Platt, director, Composting for Community Project at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance

October 2021 | Growing Healthy Schools
Guest Speakers: Carina Gervacio, program director, and Malaika Simmons, program coordinator, FoodCorps DC Metro.

September 2021 | Green Schools
Guest Speaker: Alexandra Harbold, environmental specialist, FS Key Elementary School