Title I Outreach Programs

Register now for a 50 minute Outreach session that connects your students to the Garden in your own classroom. Must be within 15 miles of Atlanta Botanical Garden. Free for Title I schools.

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Bring the Garden to your School!

The Garden offers Title I designated schools in the Metro-Atlanta area FREE classroom presentations. Each 50-minute presentation offers interactive, hands-on activities supporting Georgia Standards of Excellence.

Program Guidelines:

  • Masks are required to be worn by students and teachers throughout the presentation.
  • Available Thursday and Fridays 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Presentations are 50 minutes
  • Maximum 30 students per presentation
  • Up to 5 consecutive presentations may be scheduled per day
  • Breaks between presentations may not exceed an hour
  • Presenters can teach one grade level and one topic per day
  • Teachers or Teaching Assistant must be present for the presentation
  • Schools must be within 15 miles of the Garden
  • Program is free for Title 1 Schools

With leadership support from The Zeist Foundation and Wells Fargo Foundation, Title I schools are eligible for free programming at their school or at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

Presentation Topics

Kindergarten:
Spectacular Seeds

Students will use their sense of exploration to investigate if seeds are living or non-living, and create their own clay mandalas to display their seeds forever!

Grade 1:
Leaf Explorers

Large, small, fuzzy and smooth. Leaves grow in all shapes and sizes. Students identify the parts of a plant and discover the important functions of leaves.

Grade 2:
Busy Busy Bees

Bees are fascinating creatures with very busy lives. Students learn about the life cycle of honey bees and the important roles they play in their hive and in the ecosystem.

Grade 3:
Georgia’s Amazing Amphibians

Could a Poison Dart frog live in Georgia? What about a Gopher frog? Students examine different amphibian adaptations to discover which regions of Georgia are best suited for survival and get to meet live native amphibians.

Grade 4:
Carnivorous Plants - Producers or Consumers

In most food chains, animals eat plants; not the other way around. Students discover the fascinating world of carnivorous plants by examining live specimens and decide what role these meat eaters play in their communities.

Grade 5:
Family Tree

Are broccoli and brussell sprouts related? Students will observe various plant specimens to investigate how plant families are grouped by their features.

Grade 6 - 12:
Investigating Plant Ecology

Can you build the perfect plant? Students design a plant with various adaptions and see if their plant will survive the longest!