Junior Gardener Program
Learning Through Nature ~
Seeds of the Future
Garden
Club members partner with teachers, parents, and administrators to
teach and encourage enthusiastic students to appreciate nature,
botany, and scientific discovery. The collaborative program creates
and maintains schoolyard butterfly habitats and edible gardens,
promoting environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and
healthy choices through gardening with future generations.
Committee Chair: Kris
Ethington (monarchs@morebutterflies.com) Youth Leader of the Year 2011,
California Garden Clubs, Inc.; and Youth Activity Coordinator,
Orange County District of CGCI.
SCGC Sponsored Jr.
Gardener Programs
Concordia Elementary School:
est. November 2008
3120 Avenida Del Presidente, San Clemente, CA
http//cces.capousd.ca.schoolloop.com
After-school workdays: 3rd Thurs. at 2:15 p.m.
SCGC Garden Advisor: Kris Ethington
Marblehead Elementary School:
est. March 2010
2410 Via Turqueza, San Clemente, CA
http://mhes.capousd.ca.schoolloop.com
After-school workdays: 2rd Thurs. at 2:15 p.m.
SCGC Garden Advisor: Stephanie Anfinson
msanfinson@sbcglobal.net
Shorecliffs Middle School Garden:
est. September 2011
240 Via Socorro, San Clemente, CA 92672
http://shorecliffs.schoolloop.com/garden
After-school workdays: TBD
SCGC Garden Advisor: Kris Ethington
SCGC Jr. Gardeners Events
California School Garden
Week
Celebration in October:
Pollinator habitat seed distribution – school wide – 2011
beneficiary – Marblehead
Elementary School; 2009-2010 beneficiary –
Concordia Elementary. Club
contributors: Simone Costes, Bill Schafer, and Kris Ethington.
SCGC Jr.
Gardener Educational Booth at CHARACTER COUNTS! Jamboree
in September – pot a plant activity, butterfly conservation, live
displays. CC is sponsored by the O.C. Sheriff’s Dept. and the City
of San Clemente at Vista Del Mar Middle School.
www.charactercounts.org