OISE Community Learning Garden Events
2021-22
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OISE Learning Garden events are being offered online. Check the ESE events page for more details and registration. Recordings will be posted here after the events.
Coming soon:
Stay tuned for our Spring webinars!
Past events and recordings:
Reconciling with Nature: Gardening as Kinship and Replationship-Building (TDSB & OISE Webinar) - Sept. 29th, 2021
Exploring the Terrain of Nature-based Learning - Oct. 5th, 2021
Regenerative Hope: Biocultural Diversity and Learning Gardens - Oct. 20th
2020-21
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person events in the OISE Learning Garden have been postponed until the re-opening of campus. Instead, we offer gardening events and webinars online, which are posted as offered on our ESE events page. To access videos of the webinars that were recorded, please use the following links:
Growing Gardening Online with Children - May 14, 2020
Touring the Evergreen Garden with Indigenous Educator Isaac Crosby - July 16, 2020
Activist Approaches to Educational Gardening - October 15, 2020
Cultivating Green School Grounds - May 6th, 2021
Growing Authentic Learning in Educational Gardens - May 31, 2021
Growing Natural Curiosity on the Land - June 25, 2021
2019-20
Community Garden Open House July 9, 2019 12-1pm
Indigenous Education Garden Opening June 11, 2019 12:15pm Led by Traditional Teacher Jacqueline Lavalley
Annual Spring Planting May 22, 2019 11am-1pm
TDSB Platinum EcoSchool Visit: Huron PS/Learning Outdoors May 16, 2019
2018-19
Community Garden Open House Tues. Sept. 25 2018 12-1pm (OISE Learning Garden)
Seed Saving Workshop Tues. Sept. 25 2018 4:30-5:30pm
Community Garden Open House July 10, 2018 12-1pm (OISE Learning Garden)
University of Toronto Garden Tour July 10, 2018 4.00pm - 5:30 (Meet at OISE Learning Garden to start)
Annual Spring Planting May 23, 2018 11am-1pm (in front of the OISE building 252 Bloor St. W.)
2017-18
Connecting Gardening to Indigenous Education Sept. 18, 2017 4:30 pm
Community Garden Open House Sept. 20, 2017 12-1pm
Seed Saving Workshop Sept. 28, 2017 4:30 pm
Food Literacy Education Oct. 4, 2017 4:30 pm
Growing Approaches to Environmental Art - Native Plant Species Oct. 24, 2017
TDSB Platinum EcoSchool: Warren Park OE Centre Nov. 13, 2017
2016-17
Learning Garden Summer Open House July 25, 2017
Pollinating Partnerships Event May 31, 2017
Spring Planting Event May 24, 2017 11am-1pm
Food Literacy Education Oct 25, 2016
Seed Saving Workshop Oct 5, 2016
Community Garden Open House Sept 19, 2016
2015-16
Learning Garden Summer Open House July 21, 2016
Pollinating Partnerships Event and Exhibits June 1, 2016
Spring Planting Event May 25, 2016
Vermicomposting Workshop Sept. 30, 2015
Learning Garden Open House Oct. 1, 2015
Indigenous Approaches to Gardening Oct. 1, 2015
'Bee' the Change: Eco-Art Workshop Oct. 5, 2015 & Jan. 28, 2016
2014-15
Additional Qualifications Teacher Tour July 8, 2015
Green Ambassador Tour of the Garden June 16, 2015
Pollinating Partnerships Event and Exhibits June 3, 2015
3rd Annual Garden Planting May 26, 2015
Worming your Way into Education: Vermicomposting for Integrated Learning Jan. 21, 2015
Food Literacy - Recipe for Change! Oct. 21, 2014
Planting Seeds for Change Oct 1, 2014
Learning Garden Open House Sept 26, 2014
2013-14
Meet the OISE Gardeners! Thursday June 26, 2014
2nd Annual Garden Planting May 28, 2014
Seed Planting for OISE staff, faculty and grad students March 20, 2014
Seed Planting for B.Ed Students February 19, 2014
Learning Garden Open House Sept. 12, 2013
Learning Garden Workshop Sept 24, 2013
2012-13
(First ever) Garden Planting May 23, 2013