This tour is for Simms Elementary School students who have been exploring plants through real life exposure to roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds and learning about how plants grow and why they are critical for human survival and sustainability.
Classical Conversations is a homeschooling program designed to support parents in educating their children through a blend of at-home learning and weekly classroom experiences.
These 3rd-5th grade students are currently participating in a Botany class twice a week and this Discovery Garden tour will be their Botany Club project base learning experience. The tour will focus on gardening, plant growth and development.
These students have completed a unit on sustainable agriculture and are interested in seeing how the Master Gardeners conduct research, use integrated pest control, rely on organic methods, and alternative forms of growing on a small scale.
Sunshine Center, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1953. They have served the Galveston community by providing comprehensive care and quality programming for individuals with developmental disabilities.