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School Gardens and Outdoor Teaching with Megan Zeni
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Megan has over 25 years of professional experience teaching in urban public elementary schools and teaches K-7 outdoors in the Richmond School District (BC) and advocates for unstructured nature play in schools. She is a qualified master gardener with hundreds of stories to share to highlight that elementary curricular content that can be taught in a school garden. She is working towards a PhD at UBC in the faculty of education in curriculum and pedagogy. Megan discusses why play so important to learning for young children. She discusses the kind of impact school gardening has on students - the movement relating to their health and wellness. There are some simple steps to improving student experience in gardening and Megan offers some ideas that teachers can incorporate. This is a great episode for any teachers considering embracing the outdoor learning for their class, as Megan discusses some of the common road blocks that teachers face. For more information please visit Megan's website: https://meganzeni.com/
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