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Pre-K Kids In The Garden Program
- Fri 19th Jul + 70 More Dates
- 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
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10 Rose St10 Rose St, Wilberforce NSW 2756
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A permaculture based gardening program for Pre-K kids aged 2 - 4 years.
Pre-K Kids In The Garden Program (9 week term)
$135 per term first child, $115 per term each subsequent child from same family.
Age range- 2 years to 4 years
Mondays 10:15am-11:15
Class dates- 22nd July, 29th July, 12th Aug, 19th Aug, 26th Aug, 2nd Sep, 9 Sep, 16th Sep, 23rd Sep
Fridays 1pm-2pm
Class dates- 19th July, 26th July, 9th Aug, 16th Aug, 23rd Aug, 30th Aug, 6th Sep, 20th Sep, 27th Sep
Week 1
Worms at work. We will learn about the important jobs worms do in our garden. We will check our worm towers and dig up some wiggly worms to investigate.
Water and weed the garden.
Visit with the chickens, sheep and goats. Feed carrots to the ponies.
Free play
Week 2
Soil life. Life begins with soil and soil is full of life. We will learn how soil is made, what lives beneath the soil and how important soil is for our environment and garden. We will add nutrients to our garden soil in preparation for spring planting.
Water and weed the garden.
Visit with the chickens, sheep and goats. Feed carrots to the ponies.
Free play
Week 3
Spring seed sowing. We will learn about what food grows in spring. We will sow spring seedlings to grow in our greenhouse in preparation for spring planting.
Water and weed the garden.
Visit with the chickens, sheep and goats. Feed carrots to the ponies.
Free play
Week 4
Pest or Guest. We will learn about pests in the garden. We will go on a bug hunt around the garden and remove all the unwanted guests.
We will investigate the bugs we have collected and learn about their life cycle.
Water and weed the garden.
Visit with the chickens, sheep and goats. Feed carrots to the ponies.
Free play
Week 5
Harvesting and cooking. Today we will learn about food miles and go shopping in our garden. We will collect the eggs from the cooks, harvest some vegetables and cook a frittata together to share and enjoy in the garden.
Water and weed the garden.
Visit with the chickens, sheep and goats. Feed carrots to the ponies.
Free play
Week 6
No waste garden. We will learn about what happens to waste we produce in our homes and garden and how we could turn our waste into something useful instead of landfill.
Water and weed the garden.
Visit with the chickens, sheep and goats. Feed carrots to the ponies.
Free play
Week 7
Baby Goats. We will learn about the needs of baby goats and what’s involved in caring for them as a goat owner. We will visit with our pregnant goats and HOPEFULLY have baby goat cuddles if one of our goats has had her babies by this class date.
Water and weed the garden.
Visit with the chickens, sheep and goats. Feed carrots to the ponies.
Free play
Week 8
Chicken Care. We will learn what chickens can eat, what they need to be happy and healthy and what they give us in return.
We will make mealworm tacos for a treat for the chickens and collect the eggs.
Water and weed the garden.
Visit with the chickens, sheep and goats. Feed carrots to the ponies.
Free play
Week 9
Butterfly Garden. Today we will learn about the important role of pollinators in the garden. We will sow a butterfly attracting garden to encourage butterflies into our garden.
Water and weed the garden.
Visit with the chickens, sheep and goats. Feed carrots to the ponies.
Free play
What to bring each lesson
Enclosed shoes (Gumboots are best)
• Water Bottle
• Morning tea
• Hat
• Gardening gloves (optional but recommended)
In case of wet weather-
We will have under cover wet weather activities organised
In case of severe weather-
Such as- Extreme heat, dangerous storms etc.. Classes may get canceled in the best interest of the health and safety of the children. If available, at the discretion of the facilitator, a makeup class may be offered in this instance.
How to book and pay-
Book and pay online on our Eventbrite page-
Or
EFT payment to the following account-
Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley Inc
BSB: 633 000
Account: 167140045
Leave child's name and chosen program date/s as reference
We support NDIS
We can provide you with an invoice to claim your NDIS reimbursement. Please email us to request an invoice. Email-
Other Dates & Times
- Sat 20th Jul, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sun 21st Jul, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Mon 22nd Jul, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Tue 23rd Jul, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Wed 24th Jul, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Thu 25th Jul, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Fri 26th Jul, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sat 27th Jul, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sun 28th Jul, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Mon 29th Jul, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Tue 30th Jul, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Wed 31st Jul, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Thu 1st Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Fri 2nd Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sat 3rd Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sun 4th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Mon 5th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Tue 6th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Wed 7th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Thu 8th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Fri 9th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sat 10th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sun 11th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Mon 12th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Tue 13th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Wed 14th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Thu 15th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Fri 16th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sat 17th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sun 18th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Mon 19th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Tue 20th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Wed 21st Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Thu 22nd Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Fri 23rd Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sat 24th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sun 25th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Mon 26th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Tue 27th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Wed 28th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Thu 29th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Fri 30th Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sat 31st Aug, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sun 1st Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Mon 2nd Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Tue 3rd Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Wed 4th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Thu 5th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Fri 6th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sat 7th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sun 8th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Mon 9th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Tue 10th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Wed 11th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Thu 12th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Fri 13th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sat 14th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sun 15th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Mon 16th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Tue 17th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Wed 18th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Thu 19th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Fri 20th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sat 21st Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Sun 22nd Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Mon 23rd Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Tue 24th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Wed 25th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Thu 26th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
- Fri 27th Sep, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM