Living Classroom is in need of more volunteers!... With more teachers than ever before signing up for our fun and engaging lessons, we need your help to meet our lesson demand! Please join us for our upcoming Winter Docent Training on Monday mornings in December from 9-Noon (12/2, 12/9 & 12/16) at the Los Altos School District iLearn Studio located at 201 Covington Road in Los Altos. Our trainings are fun, educational and even include breakfast! The suggested commitment is only 6 hours a month and in turn we invite you to join us for our enrichment events which include socials, hikes, garden tours, workshops and lectures. No experience or green thumb required!
Living Classroom Winter Docent Training
Mondays 9-Noon - December 2, 9 & 16
Los Altos School District – iLearn Studio
201 Covington Road, Los Altos
*Can't make Mondays? Ask us about our apprentice-style training!
Click here to view and/or print out flyer!
RSVP/Questions? Email livingclassroom@lasdschools.org or call (650) 947-1103.
Check us out at www.living-classroom.org!
Who we are:
We are a dedicated group of trained volunteers who teach hands-on garden-based lessons to students in grades K-8.
Why volunteer?
Living Classroom is about more than just teaching students how to plant in the garden. It’s about using the edible and native plant gardens at each school as living laboratories and engaging student learning in fun and relevant ways. Most of our standard-aligned lessons are interdisciplinary and tie into science, social studies and math curriculum. Our hands-on lessons also get kids outside (green time vs. screen time), encourage healthy eating habits, and promote environmental literacy and stewardship.
Volunteering with Living Classroom offers a way for docents to act locally to help protect our environment and nurture our future environmental stewards!
You don’t have to have a green thumb to be an amazing Living Classroom docent. In fact, our program is great way to learn how to turn that black thumb into a green one!
Living Classroom docents enjoy ongoing educational programs, hikes, field trips, social activities and a wonderful sense of community. Just seeing the students smile and get excited when a docent arrives to give a lesson is rewarding and priceless!
The commitment is only 6 hours (3 lessons) a month and you can tailor the program to fit your interests and availability.
Thanks and we hope to see you in the gardens soon!
Living Classroom Staff