Open to NYC schoolteachers grades K-12
3 hours new teacher training credit
Worm composting (vermicomposting) for the classroom is a fun, hands-on way to teach students about decomposition, the food chain, organic recycling, and other natural systems. Composting with a worm bin appeals especially to tactile learning styles, allowing students to directly experience abstract notions by bringing textbook examples to life.
In this workshop, teachers learn how to set up a worm bin, feed worms with food scraps, maintain a healthy worm bin ecosystem, and harvest finished compost. The workshop introduces teachers to activities, cross-curriculum ideas, and ways to incorporate worm composting into science, math, and language arts for all age levels.
Participants receive a materials packet on composting and recycling, and a kit including the premier book on worm composting, Worms Eat My Garbage, the activity guidebook Worms Eat Our Garbage, a voucher for a pound of red wriggler worms, and a plastic bin to assemble with shredded newspaper in the classroom.
The NYC Compost Project has designed this workshop specifically for New York City schoolteachers grades K-12. Participants qualify for three new teacher training credits.
For dates and times of upcoming workshops at QBG, see our schedule of compost events or visit www.nyccompost.org for information on workshops offered elsewhere in NYC.
Questions? Call QBG’s Compost Project at 718.539.LAWN(5296).
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Available on a limited basis, this workshop is offered for a nominal fee of $10 for materials, thanks to funding from the NYC Department of Sanitation. |
