Horticulture & Related FieldsDavid Pease
2016 The Garden Club of America Hope Goddard Iselin Fellowship in Public Horticulture
David Pease is a master’s student at the University of Tennessee, Department of Plant Sciences & University of Tennessee Gardens with a concentration in Public Horticulture. The pilot program, 'DIG IT!' (Drawing in the Gardens, Impacting Teens), is an integrated gardening and botanical arts afterschool program for at-risk youth. The program will take place at the University of Tennessee Gardens with 6th, 7th and 8th grade student participants from a local Title I middle school. Lessons within this unique integrated curriculum are informed by principles and theory of Therapeutic Horticulture and Horticulture Therapy. The associated thesis research will look at the effect of this integrated gardening and art program on at-risk youth's self-efficacy and stress levels.
The Garden Club of America Hope Goddard Iselin Fellowship in Public Horticulture
To further the study of public horticulture through experiential learning that takes place at a recognized public garden, botanic garden, arboretum, or other closely aligned public horticulture institution within the United States.
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