School Gardening for SC Educators is a program designed to help South Carolina educators create successful school garden classrooms! 

Participants in this course will receive garden-based training developed by Clemson Extension Horticulture and 4-H Youth Development agents. 

Teams of three (3) are encouraged to take this course together to build sustainability for their school garden program. There are currently no funds available to provide school garden kits and materials however, schools that wish to purchase a school garden kit may choose to do so at the end of the course.

This is a five week online asynchronous online course that begins September 16 and continues through October 14 with a final hands-on workshop planned for October 30, 2019 at the SC State Farmers Market Philips Market Center 10am-3pm.

 South Carolina licensed teachers will receive 20 SCDE pre-approved renewal credits upon completion of this course. You do not have to be a licensed teacher to take this course.

Each participant will receive The Garden STEM Curriculum for Your Garden Classroom (K-8) , a 600-page standards-based curriculum written and a copy of the regionally specific Seasonal Planting Guide and Calendar for School Gardens . Both will be shipped to participants by September 20, 2019.


Deadline to register is September 12, 2019 or until class is full.