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'Gardens in and out of your school'

Empowering parents/teachers that they have the necessary creativity and materials in their homes/schools (or purchase for very low cost) that can encourage agriculture learning at home/school. This workshop will demonstrate fun and easy agriculture activities that can be conducted as families or groups (schools), that encourage cooperation and participation of all family members or group members (schools), enhance the early learning of agriculture, link activities, cooking projects and books, and always encouraging fun. Handouts provided, participation in small groups encouraged, and 2x2 gardens demonstrated.

Mini-Workshop Session (activity should be easily demonstrated in 25 minutes and will be repeated 4 times on Friday)
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Kevin Duplissie
Email: kevin.duplissie@maine.edu
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Person Type: Primary Presenter
State: Maine
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Biosketch: Kevin Duplissie, Director/Head Teacher of the Child Study Center at the University of Maine, was named the 2015 Maine Agriculture in the Classroom (MAITC) Teacher of the Year. Duplissie has been working with preschool children for over 30 years. The center provides preschool education and offers a curriculum focused on agriculture, art, language and self-help skills, and is a lab school with over 100 UMaine students participating last year. Duplissie, who has been using MAITC curriculum since 2008, integrates agriculture into every subject and conducts several ag related activities each week.
Organization/Affiliation: Child Study Center at the University of Maine