Horticulture therapy – why we need more school gardens

 
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When:
August 11, 2017 @ 09:00 – 15:30
2017-08-11T09:00:00+10:00
2017-08-11T15:30:00+10:00
Where:
Waratah Special School
230 Banksia St
Bellfield VIC 3081
Australia
Cost:
$30 including lunch ($120 for teachers)
Contact:
Tania Karamitos, Victorian Schools Garden Awards Coordinator
9576 0599
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Gardening is an engaging activity for children of all ages and abilities. Join them in visiting 3 special school settings where students enjoy the recreational, therapeutic and pre-vocational benefits of gardening. Starting at Waratah Special Developmental School, car pooling to & from Austin Hospital, and finishing at Croxton School, Northcote.

Speakers: Margaret Sulikowski (Waratah Special Development School); Ellen Regos (Cultivating Community); Steve Wells (Austin Health); Richard Bellemo (school garden designer and landscaper); and Basil Natoli (teacher and horticulturist).