We have almost thirty decades of experience
helping organizations implement successful eco-programs in New York City and Westchester.
We pride ourselves in our ability tocollaborate, create, and deliver quality consultative and educational support for environmental education projects.
Beazer’s Garden provides fun, educational, ecology-based workshops for the public, giving participants the tools to understand their role and relationship to the environment. Providing project support:
- Consultations to organize your goals, resources, and team, and create your eco program roadmap
- A one stop for your eco-program: Educators, Curriculum, Materials, and ongoing Program Support
- Flexible, curated content and activities
- Civic and Stewardship engagement activities
- Year-round Garden Design, Installation and Maintenance of garden spaces
- Professional Development and Training for groups (teachers, volunteers, parents, staff)
- For Community, Condo/Tenant Association, Beautification and Civic Engagement Activities
- Activities and event planning for Eco Private Parties, Festivals, Green Markets, Community Health Day Events, Staff Wellness and Volunteer Days
Educational Workshops & Programming
Beazer’s Garden provides engaging, educational activities and events for Schools, CBOs, Business Improvement Districts, youth and senior community centers, tenant associations, Adult CTE programs, and other groups looking to pursue their eco goals.
Our Urban Environmental Education workshops are aligned to city and state educational standards, and give students hands-on, interdisciplinary experiences that last a lifetime! We integrate Environmental Science Education and Next Generation Science Standards to enhance your students’ learning experiences. Lessons have built-in written and recorded informal assessments, to measure student engagement. We support School Wellness, Student Support Services, Community/Parent Engagement, STEAM/Civics, and Students Social Emotional Wellbeing.
We are experienced in delivering outstanding service to K-12 public, private and charter schools, nonprofit community-based organizations, and High School & Adult service and CTE programs!
Your curated program can include topics related to
Gardening & Nutrition
Whether indoors or outdoors, in containers, or in raised beds, we can grow real food in our city environments! Gardens provides many opportunities to engage the whole body and mind. We are reminded of our connection to nature. They are places where people of all ages can explore with all of their senses and learn about the science and magic of plants! Plus, we get to grow and eat yummy, healthy food!
We build cognitive connections in language arts, science, math, and social studies. We also build valuable kinesthetic abilities, as those who learn by doing and moving flourish in these environments.
Educational and Skill-Building Connections- The interconnected nature of our built and natural environments
- Gardening basics to grow food, herbs, and native pollinator-attracting plants
- How gardens and green spaces benefit communities
- To make yummy, healthy, easy recipes and develop safe kitchen skills
SEL & Wellness
Social Emotional Learning and Wellness is the holistic care for the body, mind, and spirit. Spending time on wellness, shifts our mindsets, and allows the body to function better. Everyone benefits when we each take care of ourselves.
Participants are then better able to engage in educational or work activities, as they develop self-awareness, self-control, self-expression, and social-cooperative skills. Join our instructors in a variety of quiet body activities, yoga, meditation, nature walks, gentle movement, and sound practices.
Educational and Skill-Building Connections
- Our bodies need rest, healthy food, and exercise to function well
- Our bodies are connected to nature
- Nutrients and our bodies
- Active Movement and Physical Fitness
- We learn how to manage our energy and keep our bodies healthy
Nature Crafts
The study of Ethnobotany shows how humans have used plants for clothing to crafts, tools, housing, food, medicine, and furnishings. Mother Nature provides us with many colors, shapes, textures, scents, and patterns to explore.
We create art using materials we find, collect, repurpose, and reuse from nature and our built environment.
Educational and Skill-Building Connections
- Creative, flexible thinking
- Practice in a variety of art mediums
- Using natural materials in creative ways
- Recreational expression
Sustainability, Green Infrastructure & Street Tree Stewardship
Learn what happens when plants and architecture come together. Green Infrastructure like green roofs, green streets, rain gardens and bioswales, lower city air temperatures reducing the heat island effect, insulates and protects the longevity of roofs, controls Stormwater runoff, creates habitat for animals and insects, AND beautifies the city!
Our workshops instill a sense of responsibility and environmental stewardship in the next generation and empower participants to be a viable part of the solution.
Offering supervised, mentor-rich, real-life, civics learning experiences, and opportunities for sharing of values, vision, and goals.
Educational and Skill-Building Connections
- Interdependence of our built and natural environments
- Urban planning for urban communities
- Learn about our consumer habits and their impact on renewable and non-renewable resources
- Learn how to track, calculate, and adjust water and energy usage
- Recycling, Composting and waste management modules
- Stewardship, civic engagement, and volunteer opportunities
- Exposure to careers in the green-collar industry
Home, School & Work Emergency Preparedness
The study of Ethnobotany shows how humans have used plants for clothing to crafts, tools, housing, food, medicine, and furnishings. Mother Nature provides us with many colors, shapes, textures, scents, and patterns to explore.
We create art using materials we find, collect, repurpose, and reuse from nature and our built environment.
Educational and Skill-Building Connections
- Creative, flexible thinking
- Practice in a variety of art mediums
- Using natural materials in creative ways
- Recreational expression
Garden Planning & Maintenance
Gardens are active learning spaces that provide us with many tangible and unseen benefits; especially in schools, where they can enhance student academic integration and provide space to develop our physical and social-emotional health.
Do you have a space you’d like to build a garden? Do you have already have a garden and need help maintaining it? We can help you from start to finish
We Provide:- Garden Design and Build- Grow organic, herbal, medicinal, sun/shade, and edible gardens.
- Planting and Garden Maintenance Plans
- Connections to your academic calendar
- Earth-friendly methods of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), invasive species control, and companion planting
Staff & Volunteer Training: Green Curriculum Professional Development
We have 26 years’ experience helping organizations build successful eco-programs in New York City and Westchester. We provide insight on building healthy programs that thrive for the long-term, not just for a grant cycle.
We build partnerships with all key players in your organization and promote team building for successful projects.
Learn best practices in:- Engaging in community and volunteer training
- Education entry points and the many ways we are connected to plants and the planet
- Engaging your students in community service activities
- Learn how to enhance NYS Learning Standards for STEAM, Social Studies, Literacy, Nutrition, Physical Education, and Social Emotional Learning goals through environmental science in outdoor, and indoor spaces.
We work with individuals and organizations small and large.
Contact us to customize a workshop for you!
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We work with individuals and organizations small and large. Contact us to customize a workshop for you!