Best-of-GRuB Workshop #2
FOR: Teachers, Parents, Educators, Youth Development Professionals , Case Workers, School Administrators, Teachers-in-Training, or anyone looking to improve their skills with youth.
Join us for an engaging youth-led workshop based on the best of our established GRuB School youth program. This workshop offers tools for those looking to build positive and collaborative relationships with youth. These tools are easily implemented in classroom settings, out-of-school youth programs, case-work with individuals and small groups, and in the home. Geared toward working with middle and high school youth, but can be applied toward all age and grade levels.
Examples of Tools to be shared:
- Setting shared standards with youth
- Giving and receiving feedback
- Communication styles that promote equality, respect, and success
FROM PAST WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS:
“This was both inspired and inspirational.”
“[The GRuB] Youth Crew is so mature and has so much great stuff going on. You all taught all of us so much today and model these valuable communication tools better than many adults and teachers. Thank you!”
“This workshop was incomprehensibly nourishing, affirming, encouraging, and instructive.”
Detailed Information:
Date: Saturday 6/1/13
Time: 12:00-4:00 p.m.
Location: GRuB - 2016 Elliott Ave NW, Olympia, WA 98502
Registration Fee: $50.00*There will be two “pay what you can” scholarships available on a first-come-first served basis.
REGISTER HERE BY May 30
(additional dates will be scheduled if this session fills up quickly)
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED YOUTH PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT OUR GRuB IN THE SCHOOLS PAGE HERE.
For more information on the workshop or if you’re having trouble registering online, please contact Mallorie at (360)753-5522 or mallorie@goodgrub.org.
DOWNLOAD THE WORKSHOP FLIER HERE TO SHARE WITH FELLOW EDUCATORS.
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Experiential Learning 101
If you’re not quite ready for the full Best-of-GRuB workshop, but are considering a career in farm-based or environmental education, we will present an information session on Friday, May 17, from 9:30-11:00am, about GRuB School. In this workshop we will introduce our approach to working with youth and give an in-depth tour of our farm.
Come learn about:
- The GRuB farm and our programs
- Cultivating a farm-based education program
- Engaging youth in social and food justice
We are asking a $5-10 sliding scale donation for this information session. RSVP to cultivatingyouth@goodgrub.org or call (360) 753-5522 with questions or to RSVP by phone. We are also offering these info sessions Thursday and Friday mornings throughout May. Call or email to schedule a group or class.
DOWNLOAD THE INFORMATIONAL FLIER HERE TO SHARE WITH FELLOW students.
“Food Justice High” – Kim Gaffi’s TEDx Talk
Remember when GRuB Co-Founder and outgoing Executive Director/incoming Director of Programs, Kim Gaffi gave an amazing TEDx talk a few months back?? We finally got the link today to share it with you all! ENJOY AND SHARE!
“Once-troubled teenager stays rooted with love of farming”
From The Olympian on April 28, 2013
Katie Gubbe has big dreams and a chosen path that begins and ends on an a beautiful, abandoned dairy farm in South Bay.
Today, she has just a toehold on the old Point Meyer Farm, a 94-acre spread with million-dollar views of the entire length of Henderson Inlet and the snow-capped Olympic Mountains in the distance.
Her grandparents live as caretakers on the property owned by Washington State University, and Katie spends a lot of time there, building gardens, tending to her chickens and dreaming of the day when the property is a full-fledged organic farm and outdoor classroom modeled after the Garden-Raised Bounty school program for at-risk youths.
Get Your Veggies & Flowers from GRuB!
It’s official – we now have online registration for our Cultivator Veggie CSA, Bouquet CSA, and Giving Gardens! Visit the GRuB Storefront to get yourself signed up today. For more information on the different options, you can also follow the links below:
Cultivator Veggie CSA - 16 weeks of locally grown veggies
Bouquet CSA - 8 weeks of beautiful bouquets
Giving Gardens - your own kgp home garden
We’re in the Home Stretch – STILL NEED YOUR HELP
*SEE UPDATES IN COMMENTS SECTION BELOW FOR CURRENT STATUS!
WE’RE IN THE HOME STRETCH, but still need your help! So…the bummer news is that House Bill 1276 didn’t make it out of committee in the Senate. (…read more…)
GRuB Welcomes New Executive Director!
DRUMROLL PLEASE…We are so excited to share the news that Katie Rains is joining GRuB this week as our incoming Executive Director! As the outgoing ED of the WA Free Clinic Association, she comes to us with a background in health issues, which will bring a new richness and relevance to our work. (…read more…)
Best-of-GRuB Teacher Training, Farm Field Trips, Giving Gardens, and more…
Despite the confusing weather (for some of us in the NW, we’ve had a bit of snow this week!), spring has arrived and we’re sure ready for it. The Kitchen Garden Project team is in full swing, building gardens for fabulous families all throughout Thurston & Mason Counties and our new Farm Manager, Beth Leimbach (yes, of Left Foot Organics fame) (…read more…)