[TheUWfarm] Course of Interest

Hello UW Farmers! 
My name is Cassie Halls and I am facilitating a new course called Art and Nature (EDUC 401 R), an Inner Pipeline Seminar through the Education department. Here is the class description: 

Do you want to encourage art and environmental education in public school classrooms? This seminar presents diverse pedagogical approaches to teaching about art and the environment. With a focus on Salish Coast native art practices, students will learn about indigenous plants, lichens, and fungi and how they are used by Native communities. Students will explore topics such as ethnobotanical uses of plants, Salish basketry and natural dyeing techniques, and the use of gardens and wild spaces as classrooms. We will take field trips to different educational sites on campus, hear from guest speakers, and even go urban foraging! In this seminar, UW students will be tutoring in elementary classrooms throughout the quarter and will design a workshop about art and nature from the approaches learned in seminar. Students will present their workshops to their classrooms during the last two weeks of the quarter.

An interesting way to get your VLPA credits! If you are interested in the class, email me for an add code at hallsc@uw.edu

Thanks! 
Cassie Halls