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18th Annual National Children & Youth Garden Symposium

July 22-24, 2010 • Pasadena, California
Hosted by Descanso Gardens, Huntington Botanical Gardens,
the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden,
and the University of California Common Ground Garden Program

The restoration we seek in gardens is more essential than ever, but gardens are also sources of healthy food, environmental protection and personal fulfillment. The garden can be an incubator for fostering engaged citizens. For children and youth, a garden can be a science lab, art studio, kitchen, gathering place, theater of the imagination, a special place to explore the world.

Come learn how to create and use gardens to provide dynamic environments for experimentation, social engagement, self-expression, and connection to the natural world. Hear from youth, the adults in their lives, and national experts about the vital role of gardens in the lives of today’s youth.

As a symposium attendee you will:

• Participate in the only national symposium that explores the positive impact of gardens in the lives of children and youth;

• Meet and learn from leading youth garden experts;

• Receive useful and relevant project, curriculum, design and garden management ideas;

• Explore the gardens of the symposium hosts including Descanso Gardens, Huntington Botanical Gardens, the Los Angeles County Arboretum; and school gardens hosted by the
  University of California Common Ground Garden Program;

• Participate in 3 dynamic days of workshops, lectures, poster sessions and field trips; and

• Network and share your own expertise with children’s gardening advocates from across the nation.

Registration for the 2010 National Children & Youth Garden Symposium will open in April 2010. If you would like to join the mailing list to receive updates about the symposium, click here.