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: 3 Wednesdays, 2/5-2/19, 6-8:15 pm & ONSITE: Saturday, 2/22, 10 am-3:45 pm
	Only 17 days left to register!
Times:	06:00pm-08:15pm EST
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Meeting Date Start Time End Time Wednesday, February 5, 2025 06:00pm 08:15pm Wednesday, February 12, 2025 06:00pm 08:15pm Wednesday, February 19, 2025 06:00pm 08:15pm Saturday, February 22, 2025 10:00am 03:45pm Meeting Date Start Time End Time Wednesday, February 5, 2025 06:00pm 08:15pm Wednesday, February 12, 2025 06:00pm 08:15pm Wednesday, February 19, 2025 06:00pm 08:15pm Saturday, February 22, 2025 10:00am 03:45pm
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 319 2900 Southern Blvd Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number:	253THP402BL
Price:	Price Member (Incl. Materials) : $440.00 Non-Member (Incl. Materials) : $485.00
Prerequisite(s):	Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture

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