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2012 Autumn | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach

Improving Education through Learning by Experience

Student(s):

Ashley Esgate

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Maren Neldam

Partner(s):

  • Seattle Tilth

Faculty advisor(s):

Kristiina Vogt Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington

I worked at Seattle Tilth as a Garden Teaching Intern to create garden signage for the Rainier Beach Learning Garden. I organized two painting sessions during which children from a neighborhood summer childcare program created signage to number the garden beds, provide sensory prompts, detail garden rules, and mark locations within the garden. The activity reinforced concepts the children had learned during Seattle Tilth’s education programs while having fun and contributing to the aesthetic appeal of a natural place.