Kitchen Garden Ready

Join Kitchen Garden Ready, our introductory webinar designed for anyone new to the Kitchen Garden Program. We’ll walk you through the philosophy behind the program, the fundamentals to get your program up and thriving, and tips to make the most of your membership.

Places at Kitchen Garden Ready are included with new memberships. If applicable, the discount is automatically applied in the shopping cart.

During this 2-hour webinar, you'll: 

• Learn what pleasurable food education is
• Explore how to set up a garden and kitchen in your setting 
• Develop a vision for your Kitchen Garden Program and how to link it to learning outcomes
• Discover the learning opportunities, resources and support available to you
• Connect with other educators starting their kitchen garden journey
• Get answers to all your questions about getting started.

A Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants before the event. We recommend joining via a computer or tablet. A recording will be sent to participants after the session.

Training outcomes:

The outcomes of this webinar are aligned to the ACEQA national quality standards and the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers as outlined by AITSL. Completing this webinar contributes evidence towards 1.5 hours of professional development in maintaining the following standards:

ACEQA:

• 1.1 - The educational program enhances each child’s learning and development
• 1.2 - Educators facilitate and extend each child’s learning and development
• 2.1.3 - Healthy eating and physical activity are promoted and appropriate for each child.
• 3.2 - The service environment is inclusive, promotes competence and supports exploration and play-based learning. 
• 7.2 - Effective leadership builds and promotes a positive organisational culture and professional learning community. 

AITSL:

• 2.2 - Organize teaching content into effective learning and teaching sequence
• 3.2 - Plan structure and sequence learning programs
• 3.4 - Select and use resources
• 4.2 - Manage classroom activities 
• 6.2 - Engage in professional learning and improve practice.