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The Children's Garden

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Summer Trees and Saplings

Children get a head start on exploring nature in our Trees and Saplings program for threeand four-year-olds, where young children and their caregivers discover the magic of the natural world side by side. Experience the Garden at full bloom and embark on an enchanting learning adventure with your little one! Our time together includes hands-on exploration in the classroom, nature walks around the lush summer Garden, storytelling, nature crafts, and planting seedlings to take home. Led by our wonderful instructors in an intimate class setting, both generations experience the wonders of nature.

Trees and Saplings

For Three- and Four-Year-Olds with a Caregiver

Children and their caregivers attend the Trees and Saplings classes together. One adult per child. No infants or older siblings, please.

JULY and AUGUST
7 Wednesday mornings OR afternoons
$200 member, $220 nonmember

JULY ONLY
Section A: 4 Wednesday mornings: July 8, 15, 22, 29| 10–11:30 a.m.
SECTION A FULL. Contact Registration to add your name to the waiting list.
Section B: 4 Wednesday afternoons: July 8, 15, 22, 29 | 1–2:30 p.m.
SECTION B FULL. Contact Registration to add your name to the waiting list.
(Choose either Section A or Section B)
$120 member, $140 nonmember

AUGUST ONLY Section C: 3 Wednesday mornings: August 5, 12, 19 | 10–11:30 a.m.
SECTION C FULL. Contact Registration to add your name to the waiting list.
Section D: 3 Wednesday afternoons: August 5, 12, 19 | 1–2:30 p.m.
(Choose either Section C or Section D)
$100 member, $120 nonmember

Each child may enroll in only ONE Trees and Saplings session per month (morning or afternoon).

Summer Children's Garden

Be part of our 95th summer of growing and learning in the Children's Garden, where your child can join in a long tradition of pulling up beets and carrots smack in the middle of Brooklyn! Our summer gardeners plant, maintain, and harvest delicious seasonal veggies, fruits, and flowers. In addition to gardening, they explore natural science, cook food fresh from the garden, make natureinspired artwork, and build lasting friendships. All of our Children's Garden classes are designed with a low child-to-teacher ratio to help ensure quality programming. The Children's Garden provides limited scholarships for all age groups based on need. For information, call the Registration Office at 718-623-7220.

Seeds

For Pre-K and Kindergarteners (Four- and Five-Year-Olds)

Our youngest gardeners work communally in the KinderGarden plots to plant and maintain crops. Structured play, games, stories, cooking, and crafts introduce children to the wonders of the summer garden. Kids take home flowers and vegetables they have grown and harvested themselves. This is a drop-off program.

JULY and AUGUST
Sections A and C | 9–11 a.m.
$225 member, $275 nonmember
SECTION A and C FULL. Contact Registration to add your name to the waiting list.
Sections B and D | 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
$175 member, $225 nonmember
SECTION B and D FULL. Contact Registration to add your name to the waiting list.

JULY ONLY
Section A: Tuesdays and Thursdays: July 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30 | 9–11 a.m.
$135 member, $155 nonmember
SECTION A FULL. Contact Registration to add your name to the waiting list.
Section B: Tuesdays and Thursdays: July 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30 | 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
$115 member, $130 nonmember
(Choose either Section A or Section B)
SECTION B FULL. Contact Registration to add your name to the waiting list.

AUGUST ONLY
Section C: Tuesdays and Thursdays: August 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20 | 9–11 a.m.
$125 member, $145 nonmember
SECTION C FULL. Contact Registration to add your name to the waiting list.
Section D: Tuesdays and Thursdays: August 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20 | 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
$105 member, $120 nonmember
(Choose either Section C or Section D)
SECTION D FULL. Contact Registration to add your name to the waiting list.

Each child may enroll in only ONE Seeds session per month (morning or midday).

Seedlings

For kindergarteners and 1st graders (five- and six-year-olds)

The Seedlings work in pairs to learn more advanced gardening skills. Partners maintain a garden plot and take home vegetables and flowers they have grown and harvested themselves. Structured play, games, stories, cooking, and crafts are used to explore the summer garden and the cycles of the natural world.

JULY and AUGUST
$250 member, $300 nonmember
SECTION FULL. Contact Registration to add your name to the waiting list.

JULY ONLY
Wednesdays and Fridays: July 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31 | 9 a.m.–Noon
$170 member, $195 nonmember
SECTION FULL. Contact Registration to add your name to the waiting list.

AUGUST ONLY
Wednesdays and Fridays: August 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21 | 9 a.m.–Noon
$125 member, $150 nonmember
SECTION FULL. Contact Registration to add your name to the waiting list.

City Farmers for 2nd through 7th graders

The City Farmers program is an opportunity for kids to grow food and flowers from seed to table. In the meantime, they acquire new skills, make lasting friendships, and explore the creepers and critters of the natural world. City Farmers work in pairs within small agebased groups led by an instructor, cultivating and harvesting a variety of summer crops in their garden plot. Nature activities, science projects, storytelling, cooking, and crafts are part of an incredible learning experience.

JULY and AUGUST
$300 member, $400 nonmember
SECTION FULL. Contact Registration to add your name to the waiting list.

JULY ONLY
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays: July 7, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, 30, 31
| 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
$200 member, $260 nonmember
SECTION FULL. Contact Registration to add your name to the waiting list.

AUGUST ONLY
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays: August 4, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21
| 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
$150 member, $200 nonmember
SECTION FULL. Contact Registration to add your name to the waiting list.