ADULT CLASSES
Let's Go Native! Georgia Conservancy's Native Seasons and Native Waters Workshop
Friday, December 5, 2008: 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Saturday, December 6, 2008: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
*1 PLU available
Educators will become empowered by being provided teaching tools that can provide multidisciplinary, practical outdoor learning opportunities for improved student achievement, while making connections to Georgia’s amazing flora, fauna, and habitats!
Georgia’s Native Waters: Designed to be more than conservation education this curriculum is 212 pages of interdisciplinary lessons and over 55 activities for kindergarten through twelfth grade students that inspire them to apply classroom knowledge to real-world situations through the investigation of many of Georgia's amazing aquatic ecosystems as found in each of Georgia’s five diverse eco-regions, while at the same time connecting how community values can impact these areas.
Georgia’s Native Seasons: Newly revised version with 30 new activities! When you study the natural world you discover that life has few definite beginnings and endings, but rather passes through stages that are part of a continuing cycle. As the seasons revolve, many organisms alter their routines to compensate for the changing temperatures and available food. In this interactive workshop you will explore the changes that occur in the flora and fauna throughout the Georgia seasons.
Instructor: Karen Garland, Georgia Conservancy
Registration deadline is November 28, 2008. To register, call 770-394-3322 or email donna@dunwoodynature.org with the following information: Name, Educational Facility, Address/City/State/Zip, Telephone Number, Email, and Grade(S) taught.
Directions and program details mailed out upon registration.
For further information about course content, call Karen Garland at 404/876-2900 x 113 or email kgarland@gaconservancy.org
GARDENING CLASSES
SQUARE FOOT GARDENING - Building Your Box
Saturday, February 28, 10 am - Noon
Members: $20
General Public: $25
Learn the basics of Square Foot Gardening, an easy-to-understand concept for novice and expert gardeners alike. Based on the book, All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew, teachers Lyn and Bob Bernstein will provide hands-on instruction on building a 4x4 square foot raised bed box, mixing the three "magic" soil ingredients, and siting your box. No matter what soil you have in your yard, you can harvest an abundant array of fresh vegetables throughout the growing season or enjoy a constant array of lovely annuals and perennials . . . all in an easy-to-manage space. Our class is offered in two parts - choose one or both. Register soon . . . class space is limited!
SQUARE FOOT GARDENING - Planting Your Early Spring Garden
Saturday, March 7, 10 am - Noon
Members: $20
General Public: $25
You've built your box - now it's time to plant your early spring garden! Lyn and Bob Bernstein will provide hands-on instruction in choosing the best plants and seeds for Dunwoody gardens, plant spaacing, watering techniques, and trellising. Based on Mel Bartholomew's popular All New Square Foot Gardening book. Register soon . . . class space is limited!
YOGA AND MEDITATION CLASSES
Fall 2008
Meditation
8-Week Session: Thursdays, 9:30 - 10:15 am - drop-ins welcome
"Meditation is one of the most natural and profoundly rewarding of all human activities." John Novak
Meditation is sustained attention. If you've ever gazed in awe at a sunset or been mesmerized by beautiful music or the sight of a loved one's face, you have meditated. Come learn how to consciously guide your body/mind into a meditative state, and discover a more relaxed, joyful life. Learn how to sit comfortably for meditation, and many different meditation techniques including:
- breathing meditation
- walking meditation
- loving-kindness meditation
- gazing meditation
- meditation in movement
- music/sound meditation
- and more.
The instructor, Lisa Macy, is a member of the DNC, a Certified Meditation/Yoga Teacher, and has taught yoga and meditation in the Dunwoody area for 6+ years. Her website is www.DunwoodyYoga.com
First class 9/25
Members - $120; General Public - $140 per session
Or $15/$17 per class