Life Lab » Field Trip Registration

Thank you for your interest in Life Lab field trip programs!

Our field trip programs are cancelled until further notice. We hope you are all staying safe and healthy, and hope to see your students in our gardens again soon!

If you would like to receive email notifications about field trip registration, please join our newsletter here and be sure to select “School Field Trips”: https://lifelab.z2systems.com/np/clients/lifelab/account.jsp

If you have questions please contact Cara Wild-Sundell, Garden Programs Manager, by calling 831-459-4035 or sending an email.

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3 weeks ago

¡Estamos emocionados de anunciar la versión en Español del curso GRATIS aclamado, Enseñando en el Aula de la Naturaleza! Conéctese con otros educadores y desarrolle nuevas estrategias y maneras de ver el aula al aire libre. Es una gran oportunidad tanto para educadores nuevos a la enseñanza al aire libre y educación basada en el jardín como para los más experimentados en esta práctica. Lea más y registrese aquí: wischoolgardens.org/EAN-curso/Wisconsin School Garden Network _________________________________We are excited to announce a Spanish language version of the acclaimed FREE course, Teaching in Nature’s Classroom! Connect with educators and develop new strategies and ways of seeing the outdoor classroom. A great opportunity for educators new to outdoor and garden-based learning, as well as educators who are experienced in the field. Learn more and register here wischoolgardens.org/EAN-curso/Wisconsin School Garden Network
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4 weeks ago

This summer marks the 9-year anniversary of Yoso Wellness Spa in Santa Cruz and they’re celebrating with a community event! 🎉 This family-friendly celebration is free, with food, drink and raffle purchases going to Life Lab , a local non-profit! 🎟Join them this Sunday 3pm – 6pm for a 9-Year Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser! 🤩..#santacruccountychamber #yosowellness #anniversary #lifelab #thrive
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Ten Strands

1 month ago

Life Lab, a national garden-based learning leader that promotes experiential learning for all ages through field trips, children’s camps, and teacher workshops, is hiring for three positions in #PajaroValley. Job and application info:
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Open Positions with Life Lab Pajaro Valley Partner Schools Program Coordinator (Bilingual) Full-time, 40 hours per week, with occasional weekends and evenings for school, community, and Life Lab events Application Deadline: June 21, 2021 with rolling review of earlier applications Start date: August…

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1 month ago

❤️💛💚 Happy Juneteenth!!!❤️💛💚It’s official, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill to recognize #Juneteenth as a federal holiday! This is a step forward and reason to celebrate. We must also acknowledge, celebrate and honor the Black freedom fighters who brought chattel slavery to an end, pushed for the end of segregation, and who continue strive to create a more just and peaceful society. Learn more about Juneteenth by clicking the link below.ow.ly/ySdn50FdYyrTo support local Black owned businesses checkout www.blackownedsantacruz.org/nationalblackguide.com/
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1 month ago

On Sunday, June 27th, @YosoWellness @YosoAnnex is celebrating 9 Years of Thriving! They are having a fundraiser to celebrate and have generously selected Life Lab as a beneficiary of this momentous event.⁠ ⁠Sunday, June 27th from 3:00-6:00pm, join us for music, light eats & drinks, swag, fun for you and the kids and a raffle with items from local small businesses.✨There will also be special welcome gifts for the first 50 guests!If you’re not able to make the event, here are some other ways to support:⁠⁠– Stay connected to the garden-based learning movement and our work – via our e-news, social media, and the networks we support.⁠⁠– Volunteer⁠⁠– Participate in the raffle virtually- more information to come on this! ⁠⁠-Shop at Yoso Wellness where you will find an array of consciously curated and tested wellness products for skin health, non-toxic living, astrology planners, wellness rituals, feel good gift cards, herbs, body products and so much more.
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Readers To Eaters

1 month ago

Great video to show interconnectedness of trees, soil, and ecology."The revelation of the Wood Wide Web’s existence, and the increased understanding of its functions, raises big questions—about where species begin and end; about whether a forest might be better imagined as a single superorganism, rather than a grouping of independent individualistic ones; and about what trading, sharing, or even friendship might mean among plants."..#WoodWideWeb #MycorrhizalFungi #Mutualism #Trees #SoilScience #STEMFoodCorps Junior Master Gardener Program The American Horticultural Society Life Lab Common Threads Farm The Edible Schoolyard Project KidsGardening.org
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The Wood Wide Web: How trees secretly talk to and share with each other | The Kid Should See This

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Trees secretly talk to each other underground. They’re passing information and resources to and from each other through a network of mycorrhizal

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Readers To Eaters

1 month ago

So excited about this on Summer Author Series with Clemson Extension School & Community Gardening, South Carolina Farm to School, and The Bee Cause Project! This August features Rick Swann on Our School Garden! The poetry collection is based on Rick’s own experience as a Seattle school librarian when he helped launch the school garden. Good read on growing a community through food all year round! Free registration @ bit.ly/2TLW23xAuthor series kicksoff with Jacqueline Briggs Martin on 6/29 with her #FoodHeroes series: Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table, Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious & Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix. Katherine Pryor presents Sylvia’s Spinach & Zora’s Zucchini on 7/14. Wonderful way to celebrate food literacy this summer! ..#FoodLiteracy #FoodEducation #GardenEducation #SchoolGarden #CommunityGarden #GardeningWithKids #FarmToSchool #AgClassroom #AgLiteracy #AITC #SummerReading #SummerGardening #SummerLearing #OutdoorEducation South Carolina Library Association (SCLA)South Carolina Association of School LibrariansSlow Food South Carolina South Carolina State LibraryJunior Master Gardener Program Life LabThe American Horticultural Society KidsGardening.org National Farm to School Network
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Readers To Eaters

2 months ago

Checked out the new enhanced book edition of Sylvia’s Spinach and Zora’s Zucchini from Vooks, just out this week. Fun to see images come to life! Great sharing for #SummerReading #SummerGardening. Sign up for a free trail. bit.ly/3vKXnWu ..#FoodLiteracy #FoodEducation #GardeningWithKids #GardenEducation #SchoolGarden #OutdoorEducation #KidsGardening #AgClassroom #AgLiteracy #AITC #WIC #SNAPEd Junior Master Gardener Program The American Horticultural Society KidsGardening.org American Farm Bureau Foundation for AgricultureIowa Agriculture Literacy FoundationCalifornia Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (CFAITC) Washington Ag in the Classroom National WIC Association California WIC Association Clemson Extension School & Community Gardening FoodCorps Whole Kids Foundation Life Lab Common Threads Farm
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Life Lab

2 months ago

🥕 VOTE FOR LIFE LAB! 🥕Help us grow healthy children and reduce your carbon footprint. 🌿EVERY time you visit ANY New Leaf Community Market (@NewLeafCMarket) from now until June 20th, find the PAPER BALLOT in the store & VOTE FOR LIFE LAB to be a recipient of the Envirotoken program. 10 cents from every reusable bag can be donated to us. This support has provided a wonderful boost for us over the years–thanks for your votes!
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