Therapeutic Horticulture for Youth with Disabilities

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Note the "Location" below which indicates if a particular class meets online or in person. Price differences may apply. Confirmation emails will contain specific logistics.

Discover how therapeutic horticulture can greatly enrich and support the formative years-from early childhood through adolescence. Learn about the causes and characteristics of various types of developmental disabilities and youth at risk. Explore ways to incorporate therapeutic horticulture and the natural environment into academic learning, life skills training, sensory processing, physical development, and social and emotional learning.

Textbooks are not included in cost.

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Schedule:	ONLINE: Thursday, 7/11, 6-9pm and Monday, 7/15, 6-9pm; ONSITE: Saturday, 7/13, 10am-4:30pm
Times:	06:00pm-09:00pm EDT
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Meeting Date Start Time End Time Thursday, July 11, 2024 06:00pm 09:00pm Saturday, July 13, 2024 10:00am 04:30pm Monday, July 15, 2024 06:00pm 09:00pm Meeting Date Start Time End Time Thursday, July 11, 2024 06:00pm 09:00pm Saturday, July 13, 2024 10:00am 04:30pm Monday, July 15, 2024 06:00pm 09:00pm
Instructor:	Phyllis D'Amico Phyllis D'Amico Phyllis D'Amico Phyllis D'Amico, HTM, is a registered horticultural therapist with theAmerican Horticultural Therapy Association and has worked in the fieldfor over 25 years with children and adults of all ages and abilities. Phyllis has created an award-winning horticultural therapy program for specialneeds students at the New Jersey Regional Day School in Newark, where she is the Lead Science Teacher and Horticultural Therapist. Shespecializes in children's garden design, organic gardening, nutrition education, and community inclusion programs. Phyllis earned a Certificate in Horticultural Therapy from the Botanical Garden, where she has been an instructor for 30 years.
Location:	Some sessions meet online & some at NYBG, Watson Room 320 2900 Southern Blvd Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number:	251THP402BL
Price:	Price Member (Incl. Materials) : $440.00 Non-Member (Incl. Materials) : $485.00
Prerequisite(s):	Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture

By signing up for this course, you acknowledge that you have successfully completed the necessary prerequisite(s).

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